Hollow Other Upha 12 is a bold, wide, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, album art, playful, spooky, carnival, diy, thematic display, poster impact, textured branding, novelty styling, stencil, decorative, knockout, textured, display.
A heavy display face built from broad, high-contrast letterforms with pronounced internal knockouts and irregular cut-ins. The silhouettes read as mostly serifed with slab-like terminals and rounded bowls, while many stems and counters are interrupted by zigzag notches and cutaway shapes that create a hollowed, stencil-like rhythm. Curves are generous and the overall proportions feel expanded, with prominent bowls (O, Q, 8) and compact internal apertures shaped by the cutouts. The texture is consistent across cases and numerals, giving lines of text a patterned, chipped-inlay look rather than a smooth solid color.
Best suited for display settings where the cutout texture can be appreciated—posters, event and party flyers, playful packaging, album/cover art, and themed signage. It works especially well for short phrases, titles, or branded wordmarks that want a bold silhouette with a distinctive internal pattern.
The repeated zigzag cutouts and hollowed interiors give the font a mischievous, slightly eerie tone—part circus poster, part Halloween label. It feels handcrafted and theatrical, with a strong sense of motion and visual noise that reads as energetic and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to merge a sturdy, poster-friendly skeleton with a decorative hollow/knockout treatment that adds a signature texture. The goal is immediate impact and theme-setting character, prioritizing personality over neutral readability in extended text.
In paragraphs, the internal patterning becomes a strong tonal texture, which can reduce clarity at smaller sizes or tight spacing but adds character in short headlines. Numerals and rounded glyphs carry the same cutout motif, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.