Hollow Other Ibby 6 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, comics, playful, hand-drawn, cartoon, quirky, friendly, handmade look, playful display, outlined effect, comic tone, outlined, bubbly, rounded, irregular, markerlike.
A lively outlined display face with thick black outer strokes and an inner counter line that creates a hollow, double-stroke effect. Letterforms are rounded and slightly wobbly, with casual curves, uneven terminals, and a loose baseline rhythm that feels intentionally hand-made. Counters are generous and often echoed by an interior contour, producing a puffy, bubble-like silhouette and a consistent “inflated” texture across caps, lowercase, and figures. Overall spacing is compact and the forms stay largely vertical, with occasional idiosyncrasies that add character rather than strict geometric regularity.
Best suited for short display copy where its outlined, bubbly personality can be appreciated—headlines, posters, playful packaging, party materials, and kid-oriented or comic-style graphics. It can also work for logos or badges when a friendly, hand-drawn tone is desired, but is less appropriate for long passages or small UI text.
The font reads as cheerful and informal, with a comic, sketchbook energy. Its outlined construction gives it a lighthearted, sticker-like presence that feels approachable and humorous, more playful than serious.
The design appears intended to mimic a hand-inked outline drawing, combining a chunky exterior stroke with a secondary inner contour to create a hollowed, dimensional look. Its purpose is clearly expressive: to add warmth, humor, and visual bounce to display typography.
The interior contour varies slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered feel and creating a subtle vibrating edge at text sizes. Numerals follow the same bubbly outline logic and remain highly characterful, making them better suited to expressive settings than dense information design.