Hollow Other Nihi 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, party invites, playful, whimsical, handmade, retro, kid-friendly, attention-grabbing, decorative texture, friendly display, playful branding, craft aesthetic, rounded, bubbly, chunky, speckled, decorative.
A heavy, rounded display face with soft corners and slightly irregular, hand-drawn contours. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with lively width variation from glyph to glyph and generous, open counters in letters like O, P, and R. The defining feature is a field of small circular knockouts scattered through each character, creating a perforated, confetti-like texture; the dots vary in size and placement but follow a consistent overall rhythm. Terminals and joins stay blunt and friendly, while curves dominate and sharp angles are minimized, keeping the silhouette compact and bouncy.
Best suited for display applications such as headlines, posters, event graphics, playful branding, packaging accents, and children’s-oriented materials. It also works well for stickers, labels, and social graphics where the dotted texture can read as a deliberate decorative motif. For longer text, it’s most effective in short bursts (pull quotes, titles, callouts) where the perforated detail remains clear.
The dotted cutouts and bubbly shapes give the font a lighthearted, crafty tone—part marquee, confetti, or polka-dot decoration. It reads as cheerful and informal, suggesting party signage, kids’ materials, or playful retro packaging rather than sober editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly recognizable, decorative texture by combining chunky rounded silhouettes with consistent dot knockouts. The goal is a friendly, attention-grabbing display voice that feels handmade and celebratory, prioritizing character and pattern over neutral readability.
The internal perforations add strong texture that can visually darken at small sizes, so spacing and line breaks benefit from a bit of breathing room. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same rounded, decorative logic, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive in headlines and short phrases.