Hollow Other Ilsu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: game ui, posters, headlines, tech branding, packaging, retro tech, arcade, industrial, quirky, diy, distinctive outline, retro computing, industrial flavor, texture through cutouts, modular, outlined, chiseled, stencil-like, pixelated edges.
A geometric, modular display face built from squared forms with rounded corners and a consistent inline outline construction. Strokes read as hollow tubes: a heavy outer contour encloses a narrow interior channel, with frequent notches, cut-ins, and stepped joints that give the contours a slightly pixelated, hand-tooled finish. Counters are generally rectangular and compact, terminals are blunt, and many glyphs show deliberate interruptions or bulges at corners and junctions, creating an engineered, assembled feel. Overall spacing is fairly open for an outlined design, and the uneven cutout detailing introduces a lively rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited to display settings where its hollow, notched outlines can read clearly—game interfaces, retro-tech branding, event posters, album art, packaging, and short headlines. It can work for larger blocks of text when set with generous size and spacing, but its contour detailing is most effective at medium-to-large scales.
The font conveys a retro-digital, arcade-like tone with a utilitarian edge, mixing technical signage energy with playful irregularity. Its hollow construction and quirky contour breaks evoke hardware, circuitry, and low-resolution graphics, making it feel both nostalgic and experimental.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive outlined look that feels constructed and electronic, using modular geometry and irregular internal knockouts to add character without relying on contrast or calligraphic cues.
The outline channel varies subtly around corners and joins, and the recurring corner nicks and inset segments become a defining texture, especially in longer text. Numerals and capitals maintain a consistent boxy silhouette, while lowercase forms keep the same modular logic for a cohesive, display-oriented system.