Sans Other Roki 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, labels, sports branding, industrial, stencil-like, retro, assertive, mechanical, impact, space saving, industrial tone, constructed style, signage feel, angular, condensed, blocky, squared, monolinear.
A condensed, block-built sans with heavy, monolinear strokes and strongly squared terminals. Letterforms are constructed from straight segments and crisp corners, with occasional notches and stepped cut-ins that create a stencil-like, punched-metal feel. Counters tend to be tall and rectangular, and curves (notably in C, G, O, Q) are rationalized into faceted, near-rectilinear shapes. The overall rhythm is tight and vertical, with compact sidebearings and a consistent, engineered geometry across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display work where its angular construction and compact width can deliver impact: posters, headlines, packaging callouts, industrial-themed branding, and signage or wayfinding. It also works well for short technical labels, team or event graphics, and other applications that benefit from a robust, mechanical aesthetic.
The font projects an industrial, utilitarian tone—hard-edged and deliberate—evoking mechanical labeling, rugged display typography, and retro technical signage. Its compressed stance and angular detailing give it a forceful, no-nonsense voice that reads as functional and slightly dystopian.
The design appears intended to provide a compact, high-impact display sans with a constructed, quasi-stencil flavor—prioritizing strong silhouette, vertical economy, and an engineered feel over softness or neutrality.
Distinctive inner cut-ins and squared apertures add character at display sizes, while the dense construction and sharp joins can feel busy in smaller text. Numerals and capitals share the same rectilinear logic, reinforcing a cohesive, system-like personality across alphanumerics.