Sans Other Sele 5 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, techno, condensed, utilitarian, architectural, space saving, high impact, systematic look, modern display, rectilinear, angular, squared, mechanical, modular.
A condensed, all-caps-friendly sans with a strongly rectilinear construction and squared curves. Strokes remain largely consistent in thickness, with tight internal counters and a tall, compact silhouette that emphasizes verticals. Curved letters (like C, G, O, Q) are rendered with boxy, rounded-rectangle forms, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y, Z) are sharp and steep, reinforcing a rigid rhythm. Numerals follow the same narrow, blocky logic, reading like engineered signage forms rather than geometric roundness.
Works best for headlines, posters, and bold branding moments where a tall, compressed voice helps fit more characters per line. It is also well-suited to industrial or tech-themed packaging, labels, and signage-style applications that benefit from rigid, engineered letterforms.
The overall tone is industrial and system-like, with a techno flavor driven by its modular geometry and compressed proportions. It feels functional and mechanical—more like labeling, equipment markings, or interface typography than editorial text.
The font appears designed to deliver a compact, high-impact sans voice using a modular, squared construction. Its proportions and tight counters suggest an intention to maximize presence and legibility in space-constrained display settings while maintaining a cohesive, mechanical aesthetic.
The design leans on squared terminals and restrained apertures, producing a crisp, high-contrast silhouette against the background even at smaller sizes. The narrow counters and compact widths can make dense words feel intense, which suits short bursts of copy more than long reading.