Hollow Other Athy 6 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Artegra Soft' by Artegra; 'Core Sans D', 'Core Sans DS', and 'Core Sans R' by S-Core; and 'DINosaur' by Type-Ø-Tones (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids branding, stickers, playful, retro, cartoon, whimsical, friendly, novelty display, retro flair, playful emphasis, textured impact, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, inked, cutout details.
A very heavy, right-leaning display face with rounded, inflated letterforms and a lively baseline rhythm. Strokes are thick and smoothly contoured, with a soft, brushlike modulation and compact counters that help the shapes read as chunky and buoyant. Throughout the alphabet, small interior knockouts and pinhole-like cut-ins appear as consistent decorative details, giving the black mass a textured, hollowed character without becoming an outline style. Terminals are mostly bulbous and curved, with occasional hooks and teardrop endings that reinforce the informal, hand-drawn construction.
Best suited to short-form, high-impact typography such as headlines, poster titles, packaging marks, playful branding, and merchandise graphics. It can also work for large pull quotes or social graphics where its textured cutout detailing and bouncy italic motion can be appreciated.
The overall tone is upbeat and humorous, with a nostalgic, poster-like warmth. The bubbly weight and decorative cutouts add a crafted, novelty feel that suggests fun, spontaneity, and a slightly vintage carnival or comic sensibility.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing novelty display face that combines a bold, rounded script-like energy with distinctive interior knockouts. The aim is to create a strong silhouette with added visual texture, balancing legibility with a fun, characterful surface treatment.
Capitals and lowercase share a cohesive rounded skeleton, and the numerals follow the same soft, inflated logic, maintaining a consistent color on the page. The decorative interior punctures are frequent enough to be a defining motif, so the face benefits from generous sizes where those details remain crisp.