Hollow Other Alza 4 is a very bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, stickers, playful, retro, cartoon, puffy, funky, display impact, playful branding, 3d highlight, nostalgia, rounded, bubble, inline, soft, chunky.
A highly rounded, bubble-like display design with inflated terminals and softly pinched joins. The letterforms are built from compact vertical masses and broad curves, with irregular inner contour lines that act like inky highlights/knockouts, creating a hollowed, dimensional feel. Counters are generally small and sometimes partially closed, and several glyphs show stylized notches or teardrop-like cut-ins that enhance the puffy silhouette. Spacing appears tight in text settings, reinforcing a dense, poster-like rhythm.
Best suited to short, bold statements such as posters, headlines, product packaging, and playful branding. It can also work well for kids-oriented materials, stickers, and event graphics where a bubbly, dimensional texture is desirable. In longer text, the dense interiors and tight rhythm are more likely to reduce legibility, so larger sizes and generous line spacing are recommended.
The overall tone is cheerful and animated, evoking comic signage and 1970s-inspired pop display lettering. The glossy inline/knockout detailing adds a toy-like, bouncy character that feels friendly and attention-seeking rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended as an expressive display face that combines inflated, rounded silhouettes with stylized internal knockouts to simulate highlights and depth. Its simplified, cartoon-friendly shapes prioritize personality and impact over neutral readability.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent rounded construction, with single-storey forms in the lowercase and simplified geometry throughout. Numerals follow the same swollen, soft-edged logic, reading as cohesive headline figures. Because counters and apertures run small, the design favors larger sizes where the inner cut details remain clear.