Sans Other Ipdu 4 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, album art, techno, angular, industrial, aggressive, futuristic, impact, sci-fi feel, motion, edge emphasis, branding, chamfered, geometric, blocky, slanted, faceted.
A heavy, block-built sans with sharply angled corners and frequent chamfers that create a faceted, cut-metal look. Strokes are mostly uniform in thickness, with squared counters and occasional triangular notches that emphasize direction and motion. The letterforms lean back, and many joins and terminals are clipped rather than rounded, producing a tense, mechanical rhythm. Spacing reads fairly open for such dense shapes, while widths vary noticeably between glyphs, giving the line a slightly irregular, kinetic texture.
Best suited to large-scale applications such as headlines, posters, esports/gaming graphics, sci‑fi titles, and bold brand marks where its angular construction can be a defining visual asset. It can also work for short UI labels or packaging callouts when used sparingly and with ample size and contrast.
The overall tone feels futuristic and combative—more arcade and sci‑fi signage than neutral UI. Its hard edges and backslant suggest speed, machinery, and a stylized “warning label” attitude, making text feel energized and assertive.
The design appears intended to deliver a hard-edged, futuristic display voice: a simplified sans foundation pushed into a faceted, back-leaning geometry that reads as engineered and high-energy. The consistent chamfer language and uniform stroke weight prioritize impact and stylistic coherence over quiet, long-form readability.
Legibility is strongest at display sizes where the notches, chamfers, and squared counters remain distinct; at smaller sizes these internal cuts can visually merge. Numerals follow the same cut-corner construction, matching the caps’ engineered feel and keeping a consistent, modular personality across the set.