Hollow Other Hawo 3 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'BB Torsos Pro' by Bold Studio, 'Midnight Sans' by Colophon Foundry, 'Rhode' by Font Bureau, and 'Favela' by Machalski (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, stickers, rugged, playful, industrial, retro, loud, impact, texture, nostalgia, attention, distressed, chunky, rounded, stamped, knockout.
A heavy, wide display face built from chunky, rounded sans forms with tight apertures and a compact internal rhythm. Letterforms are mostly upright with simplified geometry—broad horizontals, stout verticals, and soft corners—giving a sturdy, block-like silhouette. The fills include irregular internal knockouts and speckled wear, producing a printed/stamped texture that varies subtly from glyph to glyph while keeping consistent overall proportions. Counters are generally small and dark, and the numerals match the same robust, poster-ready construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, labels, and bold signage where its texture and internal cutouts can be appreciated. It can also work well for packaging, merch, and social graphics that benefit from a rugged, stamped aesthetic rather than clean body-text readability.
The overall tone is bold and gritty with a playful edge, like inked lettering that’s been weathered by use. The distressed cutouts add an analog, hands-on feel that reads as rugged and informal rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended as a statement display font that combines chunky, friendly shapes with distressed, knockout detailing to evoke printed ephemera and worn lettering. Its wide stance and dense fills prioritize immediacy and personality over neutrality.
The distressed texture becomes more prominent at larger sizes, where the internal wear and knockouts read as intentional character; at smaller sizes those details may visually fill in. Wide proportions and dense strokes create strong horizontal presence, making the type feel weighty and attention-seeking.