Hollow Other Ilzu 3 is a regular weight, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, title cards, book covers, zines, packaging, typewriter, grunge, vintage, noir, hand-inked, analog texture, retro mood, worn print, headline impact, monoline, rounded, irregular, distressed, blotchy.
A monoline, typewriter-inspired design with very wide proportions and a low, extended baseline. Strokes are soft-edged and uneven, with ink-like wobble, occasional blobs, and subtle breaks that create small interior knockouts and rough counters. Terminals are flattened and slabby, giving many letters a stamped, underlined feel, while curves stay rounded and slightly misshapen for an intentionally imperfect rhythm. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, reinforcing an analog, mechanical-yet-worn texture in running text.
Best suited to display settings where texture is a feature: posters, headline treatments, zines, title cards, and packaging that benefits from a distressed typewriter/stamp aesthetic. It can work for short paragraphs at larger sizes, but the rough interiors and heavy baseline effect suggest avoiding small body text where detail may fill in.
The overall tone is gritty and archival—like an old ribbon, photocopy, or stamped label that has been handled repeatedly. It reads as retro and slightly ominous, with a documentary or evidence-file energy that feels tactile and lived-in rather than polished.
The design appears intended to evoke typewritten or stamped lettering with deliberate wear and irregular ink distribution, pairing wide proportions with a rough, analog surface. The small cutouts and breaks read like ribbon fatigue or imperfect printing, adding authenticity and mood for editorial and cinematic applications.
Counters are often partially occluded by ink buildup and rough edges, especially in rounded letters, which adds character but reduces clarity at small sizes. The strong baseline emphasis creates a consistent horizontal banding effect across words, making lines feel grounded and weighty.