Hollow Other Mefy 5 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, rugged, vintage, industrial, grunge, stamped, distressed display, vintage texture, bold impact, decorative, textured, slab serif, distressed, knockout.
A decorative slab-serif design with sturdy, blocky forms and pronounced contrast between thick verticals and thinner connecting strokes. Letterforms are upright with broad proportions and a compact, regular rhythm, while the interiors feature irregular cutouts that read like distressed knockouts rather than clean counters. The texture is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, creating a mottled, worn-in look that remains strongly graphic at display sizes. Terminals are generally squared and assertive, with occasional curved joins and oldstyle-like touches in some lowercase shapes.
This font is best suited to display typography such as posters, headlines, wordmarks, labels, and packaging where a distressed, tactile finish is desired. It can also work for signage-style applications and themed graphics that call for a bold, worn texture rather than pristine letterforms.
The overall tone feels rugged and timeworn, evoking stamped ink, weathered signage, or aged printing. The internal knockouts add an energetic, gritty personality that reads as handmade and industrial rather than polished or minimalist.
The design appears intended to merge a classic slab-serif skeleton with a deliberate distressed/knockout texture, producing a bold display face that suggests age, abrasion, or printed wear while maintaining strong silhouette legibility.
Because the interior cutouts break up dark mass, the font can appear lively but visually busy in long passages; it benefits from generous size and spacing where the texture can be appreciated. The numerals match the same distressed treatment, supporting cohesive titling and short numeric callouts.