Hollow Other Tilu 3 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A chunky, rounded display face built from heavy, soft-cornered shapes with irregular internal knockouts that create a mottled, hollowed texture. The glyphs read as mostly monoline in feel, but the eroded cut-ins and pitted counters introduce strong light–dark contrast and a lively surface pattern. Curves are generously rounded, terminals are blunt, and spacing feels intentionally loose and informal, helping the rough interior detail stay legible at larger sizes. The overall rhythm is bouncy and slightly uneven, with organic variations in the interior voids from letter to letter.
Best suited to display applications where the distressed hollows can be appreciated—posters, headlines, packaging, merch, and branding accents. It works well for playful, rugged themes (craft goods, vintage-inspired promotions, event graphics) and for short bursts of text rather than dense, small-size copy.
The distressed hollows give the font a handmade, worn-in character that feels casual and energetic rather than precise. It suggests inked lettering that has been weathered, stamped, or screen-printed, bringing a playful grit that reads as approachable and nostalgic.
The design appears intended to combine a friendly, rounded display skeleton with deliberate erosion and knockout voids, creating a bold silhouette that still feels textured and tactile. The goal is likely high-impact lettering with a worn, handcrafted imprint suitable for expressive branding and attention-grabbing titles.
The internal cutouts are a defining feature: they break up bowls and strokes without collapsing the silhouettes, so the outer forms remain bold while the texture provides visual interest. In running text the effect is consistently “speckled/eroded,” so clean backgrounds and ample size help preserve clarity.