Sans Other Essi 2 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, titles, ui labels, tech, sci‑fi, industrial, digital, gaming, futuristic identity, digital labeling, high impact, systematic geometry, square, angular, blocky, stencil-like, modular.
A geometric, square-built sans with a modular construction and predominantly right angles. Strokes are heavy and uniform with crisp terminals, while counters and joints are carved with rectangular cut-ins and occasional diagonal chamfers. Many forms rely on open apertures and notched corners (notably in letters like C, G, S, and E), giving the glyphs a engineered, grid-aligned rhythm. The lowercase echoes the uppercase’s boxy logic, with simplified bowls and angular joins; overall spacing reads compact and purposeful, emphasizing hard edges over softness.
Best suited to display contexts where its angular, modular character can read large: headlines, branding marks, posters, game titles, and interface labeling for dashboards or tech-themed layouts. In longer passages it remains legible but its strong patterning and notches make it more impactful as a voice font than a neutral text face.
The font projects a futuristic, mechanical tone reminiscent of digital hardware labeling and retro arcade interfaces. Its sharp corners and cut-out detailing feel technical and assertive, with an engineered clarity that suggests systems, machinery, and sci-fi UI environments.
The design appears intended to translate a grid-based, techno geometry into a cohesive alphabet, using squared counters, chamfered joins, and strategic cut-ins to create a distinctive, machine-made texture while keeping letterforms recognizable.
Distinctive diagonal cuts appear in several glyphs (e.g., K, N, V, W, X, Y), adding motion and preventing the shapes from feeling purely rectangular. Numerals follow the same squared, display-first approach, with strongly rectilinear silhouettes and minimal curvature, reinforcing a consistent, constructed aesthetic.