Sans Other Faku 4 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, comics, comic, retro, loud, quirky, action, display impact, playful tone, hand-cut feel, strong silhouettes, angular, slanted cuts, blocky, condensed details, uneven rhythm.
A heavy, blocky sans with sharply angled terminals and frequent wedge-like cuts that make the strokes feel chiseled and energetic. Counters are small and often rectangular, with a generally squared construction that’s interrupted by subtle, irregular tilts and asymmetric joins. The texture is intentionally uneven: widths and internal spaces vary from letter to letter, creating a punchy, poster-like rhythm rather than a neutral flow. Numerals follow the same faceted geometry, with compact apertures and hard corners that keep the set visually dense.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as headlines, posters, logo wordmarks, and packaging where its angular silhouettes can read at larger sizes. It can also work for playful signage or comic-style captions, but its dense interiors and irregular rhythm make it less comfortable for long-form reading.
The face reads as playful and rambunctious, with a slightly chaotic, hand-cut feel that suggests cartoon title cards and high-energy display graphics. Its sharp angles and compressed counters add a sense of urgency and impact, while the irregular rhythm keeps it informal and characterful.
The design appears aimed at a high-impact display voice that feels hand-built rather than mechanically uniform. By using faceted cuts, tight counters, and varied glyph widths, it prioritizes distinctive shapes and visual punch over neutrality and extended-text smoothness.
In continuous text, the tight counters and abrupt cornering produce a dark color and strong silhouette recognition, especially in uppercase. The lowercase retains the same angular language, with simple, sturdy forms and minimal softness, emphasizing a constructed, cut-paper aesthetic.