Sans Other Teti 6 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, packaging, editorial, eccentric, quirky, wiry, offbeat, handmade, add character, display impact, handmade feel, quirky tone, condensed, spiky, jagged, irregular, angular.
This typeface presents a condensed, low-contrast sans skeleton with noticeably irregular stroke behavior. Many joins and terminals show sharp kinks, chipped corners, and occasional bulges that interrupt otherwise simple geometric forms, giving the letters a slightly distressed, cut-and-spliced look. Curves (C, O, S) are narrow and taut, while verticals dominate the rhythm; counters are relatively small and the overall texture is tight. The lowercase follows the same narrow construction, with tall ascenders and simple, single-storey shapes; figures are compact and straightforward, matching the condensed, vertical emphasis.
Best suited to display settings where its unusual terminals and wiry narrowness can be a feature—posters, headlines, packaging, and editorial callouts. It can also work for short bursts of text (captions, pull quotes) when a distinctive, slightly distressed sans voice is desired, but its irregular details may become busy in long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is quirky and slightly mischievous, like a utilitarian sans filtered through an improvised, handmade process. Its uneven edges and unexpected notches add personality and tension, suggesting a playful, offbeat voice rather than neutral modernism.
The design appears intended to provide a condensed sans with an unconventional, hand-touched edge—maintaining a simple, readable skeleton while injecting character through deliberate irregularities, notches, and angular joins.
In text, the narrow set and vertical stress create a strong columnar color, while the idiosyncratic corners and occasional rough spots become more noticeable at larger sizes. The design reads as intentionally imperfect, prioritizing character and atmosphere over seamless uniformity.