Hollow Other Onma 12 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, invitations, playful, whimsical, handcrafted, victorian, add texture, create novelty, decorative display, themed styling, decorative, ornamental, textured, sketchy, quirky.
A decorative serif with slender, high-contrast stroke shapes and sharp triangular serifs, paired with irregular hollowed interiors that read like carved or scribbled cutouts. The outlines stay crisp and fairly consistent, while the internal negative-space pattern varies from glyph to glyph, creating a lively texture across stems and bowls. Curves are classical and upright, counters are often partially interrupted by the interior knockouts, and overall spacing feels open enough for display use while remaining visually busy at smaller sizes.
Best suited to headlines, short phrases, and branding moments where texture and personality are desirable—such as posters, event or party collateral, packaging, and book-cover titling. It also works well for themed materials (craft, vintage-inspired, whimsical) where the hollow detailing can be shown at generous sizes.
The irregular hollow texture gives the face a playful, storybook tone with a lightly antique, ornamental flavor. It feels crafty and illustrative rather than formal, suggesting something etched, cut-paper, or inked with intentional imperfections.
Likely designed to fuse a classic serif skeleton with an expressive, hollowed-in texture to create instant visual interest without changing the basic letterforms. The goal appears to be a distinctive display face that reads as both traditional in structure and playful in surface detail.
In running text the internal cutouts become the dominant feature, producing a speckled rhythm that can reduce clarity in dense settings. Uppercase forms look particularly decorative and emblematic, while lowercase maintains readable silhouettes but still carries the same textured interior treatment.