Sans Other Giry 8 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, techno, arcade, military, brutalist, impact, futurism, industrial flavor, branding, blocky, geometric, angular, stencil-like, compact.
A dense, block-constructed sans with squared proportions and heavily faceted corners. Strokes are built from chunky rectangular masses with frequent triangular notches and occasional slit-like counters that read as cutouts. Curves are largely suppressed in favor of straight segments and chamfered joins, producing a modular, engineered texture. Spacing and widths vary by letter, but the overall rhythm stays tight and compact, with simple, rigid silhouettes that hold up best at larger sizes.
Best suited to display applications where strong shape and immediate presence matter: posters, headlines, logo wordmarks, event titles, packaging, and game/UI graphics. It can also work for signage or labels when set with generous size and spacing to preserve the narrow interior openings.
The tone is assertive and mechanical, evoking industrial labeling, arcade-era display type, and sci‑fi interface graphics. Its sharp cut-ins and slabby forms feel utilitarian and slightly aggressive, projecting a high-impact, no-nonsense voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through bold geometric massing and cut-in details that add character while maintaining a strict, industrial construction. It prioritizes silhouette recognition and a gritty, machined aesthetic over softness or text comfort.
Counters are generally small and often rendered as narrow vertical or horizontal apertures, which increases the “solid” color on the line. Several glyphs rely on distinctive interior cuts to differentiate similar forms, giving the face a pseudo-stencil flavor without fully breaking strokes. The overall texture is strongly rectangular, making the font most at home in short, emphatic settings rather than extended reading.