Hollow Other Etwa 13 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, halloween, kids media, playful, spooky, handmade, quirky, grungy, themed texture, novelty display, handmade feel, bold impact, blobby, organic, textured, irregular, rounded.
A chunky, rounded display face with blobby contours and noticeably irregular stroke edges. Each glyph is filled black but peppered with uneven interior voids and knockouts, creating a porous, spotty texture that varies from letter to letter. Curves dominate, terminals are soft and swollen, and counters are often small or partially interrupted by the internal holes. Spacing and widths feel loose and slightly inconsistent, reinforcing a hand-drawn, imperfect rhythm in both caps and lowercase.
Best used at display sizes where the porous texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, event graphics, themed packaging, and playful branding. It also works well for seasonal or novelty applications (especially spooky or slime-themed), and for short bursts of copy like titles, labels, and social graphics rather than dense body text.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a gooey, eerie texture that reads as Halloween-friendly without becoming overtly grotesque. Its porous fill suggests something bubbly, moldy, or splattered, giving the type a whimsical “creature” energy suited to lighthearted horror or cartoonish themes.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly silhouette while adding visual character through irregular internal knockouts. The goal is strong impact with a crafted, imperfect texture—more expressive than neutral—so the letterforms feel lively and themed even in simple words.
The interior cutouts are a key identifying feature and create strong texture at text sizes; as size decreases, the speckled voids may visually merge and reduce clarity. Uppercase forms are simple and bold, while the lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic shapes (notably in bowls and joins), increasing the informal, hand-rendered feel.