Hollow Other Etse 8 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, halloween, kids branding, stickers, packaging, playful, spooky, cartoon, whimsical, handmade, decorative impact, themed display, handmade charm, humor, rounded, blobby, puffy, speckled, cutout.
A heavy, rounded display face with soft, blobby contours and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn finish. Strokes are thick and compact with gentle curves and minimal sharp corners, producing a puffy silhouette across capitals, lowercase, and figures. The forms are punctuated by small internal knockouts and highlights that vary in size and placement, creating a hollowed, speckled texture inside the black shapes. Counters are generally small and the overall texture is dense, with simplified construction and occasional quirky proportions that emphasize character over strict geometry.
Best suited for short, prominent settings where the interior cutouts can be appreciated—posters, headlines, product packaging, event graphics, and playful branding. It works especially well for seasonal or novelty themes (e.g., Halloween), kids-oriented materials, and any layout that benefits from an expressive, cartoon display voice.
The cutout highlights and inflated shapes give the font a mischievous, candy-like tone that can read as spooky-fun or comedic depending on context. It feels informal and animated, with a Halloween-party energy rather than a sober editorial voice. The irregular interior voids add a tactile, crafted impression, like inked lettering with playful distressing.
The design appears intended as a bold, character-driven display font that combines rounded, friendly letterforms with decorative hollowed highlights to create instant personality. The emphasis is on visual charm and thematic mood rather than neutrality or continuous text efficiency.
In longer text, the interior knockouts create a lively sparkle that can increase visual noise at smaller sizes, while at larger sizes they become a defining decorative feature. Numerals and capitals maintain the same bubbly logic, and the overall rhythm stays cohesive even with the intentionally uneven inner cutouts.