Sans Other Olko 1 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, game ui, packaging, techno, industrial, arcade, sci‑fi, posterish, display impact, tech aesthetic, modular system, signage punch, square, angular, stencil-like, geometric, compact spacing.
A heavy, square-built sans with monoline strokes and a strongly modular construction. Letterforms are dominated by right angles, flattened curves, and boxed counters, with frequent use of notches, cut-ins, and stepped terminals that create a quasi-stencil feel. The rhythm is punchy and mechanical, with tight internal apertures and a consistent, grid-like logic across capitals, lowercase, and numerals; circular forms (like O/0) read as squared rings rather than true rounds.
Best suited to large sizes where its cut-ins and squared counters remain clear—headlines, branding marks, poster titling, game/interface graphics, and bold packaging labels. It can also work for short, impactful captions, but the tight apertures and dense texture make it less appropriate for long-form text.
The overall tone is assertive and machine-like, evoking retro digital interfaces, arcade graphics, and industrial labeling. Its blocky geometry and clipped details give it a functional, engineered attitude with a playful hint of sci‑fi styling.
The design appears intended to translate a strict grid/tech aesthetic into a bold display sans, prioritizing impact, uniform stroke behavior, and modular consistency over traditional humanist readability cues.
Distinctive identifiers include the boxed “O/0”, an angular “S” with stepped transitions, and a “Q” that reads as a squared bowl with a small diagonal tail. Lowercase follows the same modular language, staying close to the cap geometry rather than introducing calligraphic contrast.