Hollow Other Meba 4 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merchandise, playful, handmade, quirky, comic, grunge, handmade texture, playful display, distressed impact, comic signage, sketchy, textured, hollowed, rough, chunky.
A chunky, hand-drawn display face with uneven, inked outlines and prominent internal knockouts that create a hollowed, textured fill. Strokes feel marker-like and irregular, with wobble in curves and corners and slight inconsistencies in thickness that reinforce the handmade rhythm. The letterforms are generally simple and legible, but their edges are intentionally roughened; counters are often small or partially pinched, and the interiors show scattered cutouts that read like eroded or stippled voids. Numerals and capitals share the same rugged construction and varied widths, producing a lively, non-mechanical texture across lines of text.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, headlines, event flyers, packaging accents, and merchandise graphics where its rough hollow texture can be appreciated. It also works well for playful branding, craft-themed labels, comic-style callouts, and seasonal or spooky promotional materials at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is playful and informal, with a mischievous, crafty energy reminiscent of doodles, zines, or spooky-comic lettering. The hollowed interiors add a gritty, animated feel that can suggest Halloween, punk craft, or whimsical “hand-inked” signage depending on context.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand lettering with intentional interior cutouts, creating a lively, distressed look that feels drawn rather than typeset. Its goal is expressive impact and character, prioritizing texture and personality over neutral readability in small sizes.
The internal knockouts are a defining feature and become more prominent at larger sizes, where the distressed texture reads clearly. In longer text the irregular outlines create strong visual noise, so spacing and leading benefit from a bit of breathing room.