Sans Other Keliv 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display titles, posters, game ui, branding, headlines, futuristic, playful, techy, stencil-like, quirky, distinctiveness, sci-fi mood, branding impact, ui flavor, modernity, rounded, angular terminals, geometric, notched, modular.
A geometric sans with rounded corners and frequent wedge-like notches that create a semi-stencil, cut-in feel at joins and terminals. Strokes are mostly uniform with gently chamfered ends, while select letters introduce sharp, tapered points (notably in diagonals and some vertical terminals). Counters tend toward squarish-rounded rectangles, giving the design a compact, engineered rhythm. The lowercase is simplified and modular, with single-storey forms and distinctive details such as diamond-like i/j dots and a descender on q; overall spacing reads fairly open in running text despite the compact internal counters.
Best suited to headlines, short passages, and interface labeling where its distinctive notches and angular terminals can read clearly. It works well for entertainment, gaming, and tech-themed branding, as well as posters and packaging that benefit from a futuristic yet approachable voice.
The font conveys a sci‑fi and gadget-oriented tone, mixing friendliness from its rounded geometry with edginess from its cut and spike details. It feels playful and slightly eccentric rather than purely utilitarian, with a constructed, synthetic personality suited to speculative or game-like settings.
The design appears intended to offer a distinctive, modern sans that stands apart from neutral grotesks by adding modular cuts and pointed terminals while maintaining a consistent geometric framework. The goal seems to be high recognizability and theme-setting impact rather than invisibility in long-form text.
Several glyphs lean on signature cuts for differentiation, producing strong character recognition at display sizes. The digit set follows the same rounded-rectangular construction, keeping a cohesive, system-like feel across alphanumerics.