Hollow Other Mepy 13 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event promos, spooky, weathered, hand-cut, noir, playful, atmosphere, distress effect, display impact, handmade feel, vintage horror, stenciled, distressed, decorative, cutout, high-contrast.
A decorative display face built from crisp, high-contrast letterforms with irregular interior knockouts that read like chipped paint or hand-cut apertures. The outlines are largely geometric and upright, mixing straight-sided stems with rounded bowls, while the counters and inner cutouts vary from glyph to glyph to create a lively, broken texture. Curves tend to be bold and clean on the outside, with the visual complexity happening inside the strokes, producing a strong black silhouette that still feels perforated and airy. Spacing and widths are uneven in a way that enhances the handmade rhythm and keeps text from looking too uniform.
Best suited to display roles where the cutout texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, titles, and short bursts of copy. It can also work well for themed packaging, album/cover art, event promotions, and signage where a distressed, dramatic voice is desired; for longer passages, generous size and line spacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels spooky and theatrical, with a worn, eerie character reminiscent of vintage Halloween graphics, gothic props, or distressed signage. The speckled cutouts add a crafty, analog mood—more hand-pulled poster than polished corporate type—making the font feel mischievous and dramatic rather than sober.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold silhouette with a distinctive hollowed, distressed interior treatment—combining traditional letter skeletons with irregular knockouts to evoke an aged, handcrafted print aesthetic. The variable internal texture suggests a goal of adding atmosphere and visual noise without relying on slanted forms or exaggerated serifs.
The internal knockouts are dense enough that small sizes can fill in visually, while larger settings show the texture clearly. The strongest effect comes from the contrast between smooth outer contours and jagged, irregular inner cutaways, which creates an ink-trap-like sparkle across strokes and bowls.