Sans Other Remar 5 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Motte' by TypeClassHeroes (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, industrial, authoritarian, sci-fi, retro, mechanical, compact impact, technical tone, system signage, retro futurism, condensed, geometric, angular, rectilinear, modular.
A tall, tightly condensed display sans built from rectilinear, modular strokes with squared corners and minimal curvature. Letterforms are predominantly vertical, with narrow counters and frequent use of small interior cut-ins that create a segmented, stencil-like rhythm in bowls and joints. Curves are treated as faceted rectangles rather than smooth arcs, giving C, G, O, and S a sharp, engineered feel. Terminals are flat and abrupt, and the overall texture is dense and dark, with consistent stroke behavior that reads cleanly at large sizes.
Best suited for display applications where impact and a technical, engineered character are desired—posters, headlines, game titles, album art, and bold branding. It can also work well for signage, packaging, and UI accents when used at larger sizes with generous spacing, where the narrow counters and segmented details remain clear.
The font projects a rigid, mechanical tone that feels industrial and controlled, with strong associations to sci-fi interfaces, security signage, and utilitarian hardware labeling. Its compressed proportions and hard angles create a sense of urgency and intensity, leaning toward retro-futurist and militaristic aesthetics rather than friendly or conversational typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a compact width, using a modular, rectilinear construction to evoke machinery, systems, and industrial modernism. The segmented interior shaping adds visual bite and helps differentiate forms within a dense, compressed silhouette.
The uppercase set reads especially monolithic, while the lowercase maintains the same narrow architecture and squared construction, keeping a uniform, systematized voice across cases. Numerals follow the same modular logic, appearing tall and sign-like, suitable for codes, identifiers, and short bursts of information.