Sans Other Rekum 5 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, branding, packaging, industrial, techno, retro, utilitarian, stencil-like, grid-built, high impact, tech flavor, signage, angular, condensed feel, square, modular, chiseled.
A rigid, modular sans with heavy, even strokes and a strongly rectilinear construction. Forms are built from straight segments with clipped corners and occasional diagonal joins, producing a faceted, mechanical silhouette. Counters tend to be boxy and tightly proportioned, with a compact interior space and frequent use of squared apertures (notably in letters like B, D, O, P, and R). The rhythm is vertical and sturdy, with short arms and terminals that end in flat, cut-off edges, giving the alphabet a block-sign efficiency while keeping enough differentiation for mixed-case and numerals.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its blocky geometry can read clearly: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, and interface-style graphics. It also works well for themed applications that benefit from a technical or retro-digital texture, while long body text may feel visually dense due to the tight counters and heavy presence.
The overall tone feels industrial and system-driven—like lettering designed for equipment labels, arcade-era interfaces, or technical signage. Its angular cuts and squared bowls create a retro-futuristic, utilitarian personality that reads as bold and assertive without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to translate a strict geometric grid into an attention-grabbing, high-contrast display sans. By favoring straight segments, squared counters, and clipped joins, it aims to deliver a robust, mechanical voice that evokes industrial labeling and retro tech aesthetics.
Several glyphs show deliberate geometric quirks—such as pointed or wedge-like diagonals in V/W/Y and a distinctly mechanical, squared treatment of curves—reinforcing a constructed, engineered look. The lowercase maintains the same hard-edged logic as the uppercase, so mixed text keeps a consistent, architectural texture.