Sans Other Ofby 1 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Rawer' by Gaslight, 'Mercurial' by Grype, 'Kanal' by Identikal Collection, 'Berber' by Letterbox, 'Stallman Round' by Par Défaut, 'Exabyte' by Pepper Type, and 'Kanal' by T-26 (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, sports titles, industrial, arcade, techno, poster, impact, compactness, tech styling, signage, blocky, squared, condensed, geometric, angular.
A compact, all-caps–leaning sans with heavy rectangular construction and sharply cut corners. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, and counters are tight, often appearing as small squared apertures carved from solid forms. Curves are largely replaced by straight segments, giving round letters like O and Q a boxy, faceted silhouette. Terminals are flat and abrupt, with occasional notch-like cut-ins that create a chiseled, modular rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, branding marks, product labels, and poster typography where its compressed, blocky forms can create a strong visual stamp. It can also work for themed UI, game titles, and signage that benefits from an industrial or retro-tech mood.
The overall tone is assertive and mechanical, with a retro-digital edge that recalls arcade cabinets, industrial labeling, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its dense shapes and angular joins produce a forceful, no-nonsense voice suited to attention-grabbing display settings.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch in a condensed footprint by using solid rectangular masses, squared counters, and simplified geometry. Its modular cuts and near-orthogonal construction suggest a deliberate move toward a techno/arcade display aesthetic rather than neutral text setting.
Spacing appears intentionally tight and the interior white space is small, so the font reads most clearly at larger sizes where the squared counters and cutouts can stay distinct. Numerals follow the same block-built logic, keeping a consistent, utilitarian texture across mixed alphanumeric text.