Hollow Other Eldo 5 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, branding, playful, handmade, whimsical, retro, friendly, playful display, handcrafted texture, decorative impact, brand friendliness, rounded, soft, bouncy, cartoonish, chunky.
A chunky, rounded display face with softly irregular, hand-drawn contours and a buoyant baseline rhythm. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline in feel, but punctuated by high-contrast-looking internal knockouts—thin, elongated cut-ins and small pinholes that create a hollowed, ink-trap-like texture inside the forms. Terminals are blunt and heavily rounded, counters are compact, and many letters lean toward simplified, bubble-like constructions. The overall spacing is open enough for the heavy forms, while widths vary noticeably across glyphs, reinforcing an informal, drawn character.
Best suited to short-form display settings where its playful cutout texture can be appreciated: headlines, posters, product packaging, café menus, children’s materials, and brand marks with an informal tone. It can also work for emphasis in social graphics and event promotions, especially at medium to large sizes.
The cutout detailing and rounded silhouettes give the font a cheerful, crafty personality that reads as lighthearted and slightly vintage. It suggests a marker/painted sign sensibility—imperfect in a controlled way—aimed at fun, approachable messaging rather than formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a handcrafted finish. The decorative internal knockouts add visual interest and a sense of print/ink behavior, helping large, dark letterforms feel lively and distinctive in branding-oriented applications.
The internal cutouts act as a consistent decorative motif across caps, lowercase, and numerals, adding texture and preventing large black shapes from feeling flat. Curved letters (C, O, S) emphasize soft geometry, while straighter forms (E, F, T, I) keep a friendly, toy-like sturdiness. Numerals follow the same rounded construction and knockout treatment, maintaining a cohesive set for display use.