Sans Other Ifke 22 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, retro, playful, chunky, whimsical, display, attention-grab, retro flavor, friendly tone, logo-ready, rounded, ink-trap, soft corners, stencil-like, bulbous.
A heavy, rounded display face with soft terminals and frequent inward notches that read like ink-traps or cut-ins, creating a slightly stencil-like texture. Counters are generally compact and often teardrop or oval, while bowls and joins are generously inflated, giving the alphabet a bouncy, sculpted silhouette. The rhythm is wide and open with sturdy verticals and smooth curves; several letters feature distinctive bite-shaped apertures and hooked forms that add personality without introducing true serif structure. Numerals follow the same chunky, carved look with simplified shapes and prominent inner cutouts.
Best suited to posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging, and signage where its bold, characterful shapes can read cleanly. It works particularly well for playful or retro-themed materials and short bursts of copy at medium-to-large sizes.
The tone is cheerful and nostalgic, evoking mid‑century signage and cartoonish headline lettering. Its cut-in details and bulbous geometry add a quirky, handcrafted energy that feels friendly rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a friendly, vintage-leaning voice, using rounded construction and deliberate cut-ins to create a memorable, logo-ready texture.
The distinctive internal notches become a strong motif in running text, producing a patterned sparkle at larger sizes. Letterforms remain highly graphic, with clarity favoring display impact over subtle text refinement.