Hollow Other Onbu 7 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, marquee, retro, playful, theatrical, festive, marquee look, decorative texture, display impact, retro styling, dotted, perforated, inline, rounded, geometric.
A rounded, geometric sans with heavy, monoline strokes and softened corners throughout. The defining feature is a consistent pattern of small circular perforations punched through the strokes, creating a marquee-style inline texture rather than a continuous fill. Counters are generally open and circular, terminals are blunt, and diagonals (V/W/X/Y) feel sturdy and symmetrical. Spacing and proportions read clean and display-oriented, with clear, simple forms that remain legible while the dotted cutouts add strong surface detail.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, event materials, storefront signage, and branding marks where the perforated texture can be appreciated. It can also work on packaging or labels that want a vintage show-card feel, especially in larger sizes with ample contrast against the background.
The perforated strokes evoke lit signage, cinema marquees, and retro entertainment graphics, giving the face a showy, upbeat tone. Its texture reads festive and attention-grabbing, with a friendly, playful character rather than a formal or corporate voice.
The design appears intended as a decorative display sans that borrows the visual language of punched metal, bulb-letter marquees, or stencil-like show lettering. Its goal is to deliver strong readability with a built-in ornamental texture that adds personality without relying on additional effects.
The internal dot pattern is evenly distributed and highly visible, so the font’s texture becomes more pronounced as sizes increase. At smaller sizes the perforations may visually merge or soften, shifting the face from a detailed display look to a darker, more textured silhouette.