Sans Other Hara 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, signage, packaging, industrial, military, retro tech, authoritative, mechanical, impact, systematic cuts, industrial voice, display presence, stencil-like, octagonal, blocky, condensed joins, angular.
A heavy, block-built sans with squared and chamfered corners that create an octagonal, engineered silhouette. Many forms include deliberate cut-ins and internal notches, producing a stencil-like feel while remaining largely closed and solid. Strokes are monolinear in impression, with sharp terminals and minimal curvature; bowls and counters tend to be rectangular or slotted rather than round. Proportions are broad and dominant, with compact apertures and a tight, rhythmic texture in text that emphasizes mass and geometry over softness.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, covers, branding marks, and product packaging where its blocky geometry can read clearly and project strength. It also fits signage and label-style graphics that benefit from a technical, stenciled aesthetic, especially at larger sizes where the internal cuts remain crisp.
The overall tone is utilitarian and hard-edged, evoking labeling, machinery, and institutional signage. Its angular cuts and segmented construction feel disciplined and technical, giving headlines an assertive, slightly militaristic presence with a vintage-industrial edge.
The design appears intended to translate a modular, machine-cut construction into a bold sans wordmark style. By combining wide, heavy forms with clipped corners and systematic notches, it aims to deliver an industrial, stencil-adjacent voice that stands out in titles and identity work.
Distinctive notches and clipped corners add character at display sizes, but also increase visual noise in longer passages. Letter differentiation relies on geometric cutouts (notably in E/F-like constructions and several lowercase forms), giving the design a consistent system of internal breaks that reads as intentional and modular.