Hollow Other Mefy 2 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logos, western, circus, vintage, playful, ornate, themed display, poster impact, textured ornament, vintage effect, novelty styling, decorative, slab-serif, tuscan, stenciled, distressed.
A decorative display face with slab-like, sometimes tuscan-leaning serifs and compact, upright construction. Strokes are heavy and sharply contrasted, with frequent internal knockouts that read like irregular cutouts or carved voids inside the blackletterforms. The texture varies by glyph, creating a lively, hand-made rhythm; counters are often partially filled or interrupted, and terminals can be flared or notched, especially in capitals. Lowercase forms keep a relatively compact body and rounded bowls, while figures are stout and attention-grabbing.
Best suited to large-format applications such as posters, event titles, storefront or menu signage, and packaging where the carved interior texture can be appreciated. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that want a vintage show-card or western display feel, especially when used sparingly as a focal type.
The overall tone is showy and theatrical, evoking vintage poster work, saloon signage, and circus or carnival typography. The internal cutouts add a rugged, engraved character that feels both playful and slightly macabre, lending a novelty feel without becoming illegible at display sizes.
Likely designed to deliver maximum display personality through bold silhouettes paired with irregular hollowed detailing, mimicking cut-paper, engraved, or distressed inked forms. The intent appears to be creating a themed decorative face that reads quickly in outline while rewarding closer viewing with interior ornament.
The font’s impact relies on its internal void patterning, which creates strong texture and contrast in words and headlines. Because the cutouts are visually busy, clarity improves with generous tracking and at larger point sizes, where the knockout details read as intentional ornament rather than noise.