Hollow Other Illo 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, party, playful, whimsical, retro, crafty, quirky, decorative, novelty, texture, playfulness, display, bubble, rounded, outlined, textured.
A rounded, monoline display design with open counters and a consistent outline structure. Strokes are smooth and softly inflated, with frequent internal knockouts that read like irregular bubbles or pocked texture, creating a hollowed, perforated feel across the alphabet. Terminals are rounded and occasionally curl into small hook-like finishes, while curves dominate and corners stay softened. Proportions are lively and slightly uneven in rhythm, with letter widths varying noticeably (especially in capitals), reinforcing a hand-drawn, decorative impression while maintaining clear baseline alignment and stable upright posture.
Best suited for short display settings—headlines, posters, packaging callouts, invitations, and playful branding—where the hollow texture can be appreciated at larger sizes. It can work for short captions or social graphics, but longer paragraphs may feel visually dense due to the interior knockouts.
The overall tone is lighthearted and novelty-forward, combining a bubbly outline with a quirky, mottled interior that feels crafty and retro. The texture adds visual noise in a fun way, suggesting playfulness and a casual, homemade charm rather than a pristine geometric look.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive decorative voice by combining soft, rounded outlines with irregular internal cutouts, turning simple letterforms into textured, attention-grabbing shapes. It prioritizes personality and memorable silhouette over minimalism, aiming for a friendly, novelty display effect.
In text, the internal cutouts become the primary personality marker and can create a busy texture at smaller sizes, while at larger sizes they read as deliberate ornament. The dotted/knocked-out pattern is not strictly uniform from glyph to glyph, which adds character but reduces the sense of strict typographic restraint.