Hollow Other Ette 16 is a very bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, packaging, stickers, playful, creepy-cute, goopy, retro, comic, themed display, novelty impact, spooky fun, inky texture, cartoon energy, drippy, blobby, inked, bulbous, decorative.
A heavy, condensed display face built from bulbous, rounded strokes and soft terminals. Letterforms have a hand-drawn, inky silhouette with irregular interior voids and carved-out pockets that create a hollowed, cutout look. Counters are often small or partially occluded, and many characters include droplet-like notches and layered inner shapes that suggest pooled ink. The overall rhythm is lively and uneven by design, with thick joins, simplified construction, and occasional asymmetry that emphasizes an organic, cartoon-like texture.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, event titles, packaging, and short punchy headlines where its drippy cutout texture can be appreciated. It also works well for Halloween or monster-themed branding, kids/novelty graphics, and merchandise like stickers or apparel. For body text, use sparingly and at larger sizes to preserve legibility.
The font projects a mischievous, gooey personality—equal parts playful and slightly spooky. Its drippy cutouts and blobby weight evoke slime, melting candy, or wet ink, lending a campy horror and Halloween-adjacent tone while staying lighthearted and approachable.
The design appears intended to deliver an expressive, novelty look by combining chunky condensed forms with irregular hollowed details that mimic dripping ink or slime. The goal is impact and character over neutrality, creating a ready-made mood for themed graphics and attention-grabbing titling.
The distinctive interior cutouts read strongly at larger sizes and create a textured fill even in solid black. In longer lines, the small counters and busy inner detail can reduce clarity, especially in tightly spaced settings, so it benefits from generous tracking and comfortable line spacing.