Hollow Other Tihu 8 is a very bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, comics, playful, quirky, handmade, cartoonish, grungy, expressiveness, handmade feel, textured display, quirky branding, blobby, wobbly, rough-edged, inked, cutout.
This typeface uses chunky, compact letterforms with irregular, hand-drawn contours and a slightly wobbling rhythm. Strokes appear heavy and uneven, with small interior voids and knockouts that create a hollowed, textured look rather than clean counters. Curves are bulbous and organic, terminals are blunt, and joins often look pinched or pooled like wet ink. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, illustrative construction.
Best suited for short display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, and playful branding where personality is more important than neutrality. It also works well for comic-style titling, children’s materials, event promos, and merch graphics where the textured hollow details can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The overall tone is mischievous and handmade, leaning toward a cartoon or DIY zine aesthetic. The internal cutouts add a distressed, animated energy that feels expressive and imperfect rather than polished or corporate. It reads as friendly and attention-grabbing, with a slightly spooky or oddball edge depending on context.
The design appears intended to mimic bold marker or brush lettering with intentionally irregular, hollowed details to add texture and character. Its construction prioritizes expressive silhouette and visual impact over strict typographic regularity, aiming for a distinctive, handcrafted display voice.
In longer lines, the busy interiors and irregular outlines create strong texture and visual noise, which can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The numerals and lowercase maintain the same blobby cutout logic, keeping the set cohesive for display use.