Sans Other Kokij 12 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Area' by Blaze Type, 'Avenir Next' and 'Avenir Next Paneuropean' by Linotype, 'Artico' by cretype, and 'Depot New Condensed' and 'Rehn Condensed' by moretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, apparel, sports branding, sporty, informal, playful, energetic, retro, impact, motion, display, distinctiveness, angular, chiseled, tapered, faceted, oblique.
A slanted, heavy sans with a faceted, chiseled construction that makes curves read as angular planes rather than smooth bowls. Strokes stay largely monolinear, but many terminals taper into wedge-like cuts, creating a carved, dynamic rhythm across words. Counters are compact and often polygonal, with rounded forms like O, Q, and 0 appearing slightly squarish and beveled. Spacing is moderately tight and the overall texture is dense, with small, crisp joins and a lively, hand-cut irregularity to edges and angles.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its faceted texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, cover art, packaging callouts, and merch or apparel graphics. It can also work for energetic brand marks and event or sports-related promotions, but is less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes due to its dense, angular detailing.
The font feels energetic and informal, with a sporty, poster-like punch. Its slanted stance and cut-in terminals convey motion and attitude, while the faceted shapes add a retro display flavor reminiscent of hand-carved lettering and vintage headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, motion-forward voice through an oblique stance and carved, wedge-terminal detailing, balancing legibility with a distinctive, display-oriented texture.
Uppercase forms are sturdy and blocky, while lowercase keeps simple, readable silhouettes with distinctive notches and wedge terminals that maintain the same carved motif. Numerals follow the same angled logic, with the 1, 4, and 7 reading especially sharp and graphic, and the 0 matching the beveled, polygonal roundness seen in the capitals.