Hollow Other Onka 2 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, event promos, logos, playful, circus, vintage, festive, whimsical, ornamentation, attention grabbing, retro signage, festive branding, decorative, spotted, cutout, poster, chunky.
A decorative, heavy display face with chunky proportions and slightly flared, wedge-like terminals. The letterforms feel hand-drawn yet consistent, with gently irregular curves and a sturdy, poster-like silhouette. Strokes are filled with evenly distributed circular knockouts, creating a polka-dot perforation effect across stems, bowls, and crossbars while keeping counters readable. Spacing and widths vary naturally by glyph, supporting a lively rhythm in text lines.
Best suited to display settings where the perforated texture can be appreciated: headlines, posters, event promotions, packaging, and logo/wordmark treatments. It works especially well for playful brands or seasonal and entertainment-themed materials, and is less suited to dense body copy where the interior cutouts could add visual noise.
The repeating dot cutouts give the font a theatrical, celebratory tone reminiscent of marquee lights, confetti, or carnival signage. Its friendly, humorous character reads bold and attention-seeking rather than formal, with a nostalgic show-poster energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality through a bold silhouette combined with a consistent polka-dot knockout texture, evoking festive signage and giving simple words a lively, ornamental finish.
The dotted knockouts are frequent and high-contrast, so the texture becomes a primary visual feature; at smaller sizes the pattern may visually merge, while at larger sizes it adds distinctive sparkle. Rounded forms like O and Q hold the motif particularly clearly, and the numeral set matches the same perforated styling for cohesive titling.