Hollow Other Bylu 5 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, retro, friendly, whimsical, chunky, novelty display, playful emphasis, shiny texture, cartoon tone, retro feel, rounded, bubbly, soft terminals, ink traps, inline highlights.
A very heavy, rounded display face with a lively italic slant and soft, blobby contours. Strokes are thick and smoothly inflated, with teardrop-like terminals and occasional pinched joints that create a hand-drawn rhythm. Each glyph includes small internal knockouts and highlight-like cut-ins that read as glossy inlines or punched holes, giving the black shapes a hollowed, dimensional feel. Counters are compact and the overall texture is dense, making the type feel bold and emphatic even at moderate sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, product packaging, and brand marks that benefit from a playful, chunky voice. It also works well for children’s materials and event graphics, where the hollowed highlights help the letterforms stay visually interesting at larger sizes.
The font conveys a cheerful, cartoonish tone with a touch of retro signage energy. Its glossy cutouts and bouncy forms feel informal and approachable, leaning toward fun, kid-friendly, or novelty contexts rather than sober editorial use.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality through bold, rounded silhouettes combined with irregular internal cutouts that suggest shine, texture, or punched detailing. The italic slant and bouncy construction aim to keep blocks of text energetic and informal, emphasizing charm over strict typographic neutrality.
Uppercase letters are broadly proportioned with simplified geometry, while lowercase forms stay rounded and compact for a cohesive, bubbly word shape. Numerals follow the same soft, inflated construction, and the internal cutouts remain consistent across the set, reinforcing a stamped or shiny, sticker-like impression.