Hollow Other Alny 5 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Boulder' by Umka Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids branding, stickers, playful, cartoon, bubbly, retro, toy-like, attention grab, friendly tone, novelty texture, display impact, brand character, rounded, bulbous, soft corners, inline detail, puffy.
A rounded, heavy display face built from swollen, blobby forms with soft corners and an even, upright stance. The letters are filled silhouettes with consistent internal “hollow” cutouts and notch-like highlights that create a lively, punched-in texture rather than true open counters. Strokes stay thick throughout, with simplified joins and broad terminals; curves dominate and straight segments are short and gently bowed. Overall spacing feels generous and the rhythm is bouncy, with slightly irregular internal detailing that adds movement while keeping the alphabet visually cohesive.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the chunky shapes and internal cutouts can be appreciated—posters, headlines, playful branding, product packaging, and sticker/merch graphics. It can work in longer lines at large sizes for a cartoon-like voice, but the dense interior detailing will be most legible when given ample scale and breathing room.
The inline cutouts and inflated shapes give this font a cheerful, toy-box energy with a hint of retro cartoon signage. It reads as friendly and humorous, designed to attract attention and feel approachable rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing, friendly display font that combines inflated letterforms with distinctive hollowed knockouts to create a signature look. The goal seems to be instant recognizability and a fun, approachable tone for informal, entertainment-oriented typography.
Uppercase forms are especially rounded and compact, while lowercase keeps a similarly puffy construction with small, stylized counters and occasional asymmetric interior nicks. Numerals match the same inflated silhouette and decorative cutout logic, maintaining a consistent, characterful texture across lines of text.