Sans Other Gudi 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, titles, art deco, futuristic, industrial, retro, graphic, deco revival, stencil styling, display impact, patterned texture, stencil-cut, geometric, modular, high-impact, poster-ready.
A heavy, geometric display sans built from large, rounded-rectangle masses and crisp verticals, with frequent internal cut-ins and split counters that create a stencil-like rhythm. Curves are broadly circular and terminals tend to be flat or squared off, producing a modular, engineered feel. Many glyphs feature vertical or diagonal voids that bisect bowls and stems, emphasizing symmetry and negative space. Spacing and sidebearings appear tuned for headline setting, where the bold blocks can interlock and form a consistent pattern across words.
Best suited to posters, large headlines, and title treatments where its segmented construction remains legible and the negative-space patterning can read as intentional detail. It can work well for brand marks, packaging, and event graphics that want a bold Deco/industrial signal. For extended text or small UI sizes, the internal splits may become visually busy.
The font projects a streamlined, retro-futurist tone with strong Art Deco overtones. Its carved, segmented forms feel mechanical and architectural, giving text a dramatic, graphic presence. The overall effect is assertive and stylized rather than neutral, leaning into ornament through negative-space construction.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a geometric sans through a stencil and Deco-inspired lens, using consistent internal cutouts to turn simple shapes into a distinctive display texture. It prioritizes high-impact word shapes and an architectural silhouette over continuous, conventional counters.
Distinctive split forms in letters like O, B, and S and similarly segmented numerals create a cohesive visual system, but also reduce small-size clarity. The diagonal cuts and occasional asymmetries add motion and variety while preserving a mostly monoline, geometric framework.