Sans Other Olly 7 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: game ui, posters, headlines, logos, packaging, techno, arcade, industrial, sci-fi, assertive, futuristic branding, impactful display, systemic geometry, retro gaming, angular, square, chiseled, stencil-like, geometric.
This typeface is built from heavy, monoline strokes with crisp, orthogonal geometry and frequent diagonal corner cuts that create a faceted, machined look. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and several joins and terminals feel notched or carved, giving many letters a pseudo-stencil flavor without fully breaking the forms. The rhythm is blocky and dense, with relatively short lowercase bodies and a mix of widths that produces a lively, modular texture. Numerals and capitals follow the same squared construction, maintaining consistent stroke mass and hard-edged silhouettes.
Best suited to display typography where its angular construction can read clearly and set a strong mood: game interfaces, sci-fi or tech branding, posters, event titles, product packaging, and esports-style graphics. It can also work for short labels or navigation elements when spacing is tuned to avoid a crowded, heavy texture.
The overall tone is retro-futuristic and game-like, suggesting digital hardware, arcade cabinets, and industrial signage. Its sharp corners and compact internal spaces project strength and urgency rather than softness or warmth.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact sans with a stylized, engineered voice—combining square geometry with chiseled corner cuts to feel both digital and industrial.
Distinctive carved details (such as inset bars and clipped corners) become more noticeable at display sizes and can visually darken text in longer lines. The geometric construction stays consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, reinforcing a cohesive, system-like aesthetic.