Display · Mohamed Gaber
Blaka Hollow
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CSSfont-family: 'Blaka Hollow', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Blaka Hollow is a free display font by Mohamed Gaber, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Blaka Hollow has an x-height shorter than 62%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Blankenburg
Blaka Hollow on one light table with its two closest fonts, Blankenburg (85 out of 100) and Sunday Collaborative Alphabet (81). Blankenburg is 18% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter; Sunday Collaborative Alphabet is 44% wider and 49% lighter, with an x-height 44% taller.
Blaka Hollow and Blankenburg laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Blaka HollowBlankenburg…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Blaka Hollow alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Blaka Hollow at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Blaka Hollow, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Mohamed Gaber
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- arabic, latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Blaka Hollow is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Blaka Hollow, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Blaka Hollow under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Blaka Hollow, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 64%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 80% of display faces
InkDarker than 78% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Blaka Hollow
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Blaka Hollow's own familyBlaka
- Blankenburg8518% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Sunday Collaborative Alphabet81x-height 44% taller · 44% wider · 49% lighter
- Kihim8130% wider · 23% heavier
- Sharpie756% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Aktura6811% narrower · 10% lighter
- Honk6715% wider · 25% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Blaka Hollow →Compare side by side →Get Blaka Hollow on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Blaka Hollow without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Blaka Hollow sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Blaka Hollow loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80.4% of its size, so running text keeps Blaka Hollow’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Blaka Hollow Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 80.43%;
ascent-override: 115.87%;
descent-override: 29.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Blaka Hollow', 'Blaka Hollow Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Blaka Hollow
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Blaka Hollow free for commercial use?
Yes. Blaka Hollow is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Blaka Hollow?
FontKind doesn’t host Blaka Hollow’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Blaka Hollow in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Blaka Hollow isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Blaka Hollow in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Blaka Hollow under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Blaka Hollow in Figma?
Yes: Blaka Hollow is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Blaka Hollow have?
Blaka Hollow comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Blaka Hollow?
Blaka Hollow was designed by Mohamed Gaber. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2022. Mohamed Gaber also made Fustat and Lemonada.
What fonts are similar to Blaka Hollow?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Blankenburg (85), Sunday Collaborative Alphabet (81) and Kihim (81), out of 100. Next to Blaka Hollow, Blankenburg is 18% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Blaka. See all 100 fonts like Blaka Hollow.