Sans Other Powi 4 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, sports, industrial, mechanical, retro, stencil-like, arcade, display impact, retro feel, industrial tone, logoability, angular, blocky, condensed, squared, modular.
A compact, heavy display sans built from squared, modular shapes with hard corners and mostly straight stroke segments. Curves are reduced to boxy arcs, giving rounds like O and C a faceted, rectangular feel. Terminals are blunt and often notched, with occasional cut-ins and stepped joins that create a quasi-stencil rhythm across the alphabet. Spacing is relatively tight and the overall texture is dense, with many glyphs sharing a consistent vertical, constructed logic while still showing slight width irregularities that keep the line lively.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, poster typography, logos, and bold packaging where its compact, constructed forms read as intentional styling. It can also work well for sports or event branding, game/arcade-themed graphics, and signage-like applications that benefit from a strong, industrial voice.
The letterforms convey a mechanical, engineered tone with a retro edge, reminiscent of utilitarian labeling and early digital or arcade-era styling. The notched details and squared curves add a gritty, industrial attitude that feels bold and assertive rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver an emphatic, condensed display presence using a modular, squared construction with notched details for character and memorability. Its consistent, engineered geometry suggests a goal of creating a distinctive, retro-mechanical aesthetic that remains legible in large-size use.
Distinctive cut-ins and small wedge-like notches appear in several glyphs and numerals, producing strong silhouette cues but also adding visual noise at smaller sizes. The numerals are similarly constructed and carry the same squared, chiseled character, making them suitable for punchy headings where the font’s built, emblematic style can dominate.