Sans Other Sehu 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, signage, packaging, industrial, art deco, techno, architectural, retro, space saving, display impact, geometric construction, retro futurism, condensed, geometric, monoline, squared, angular.
A condensed, monoline sans built from straight strokes and squared curves, with corners frequently cut into crisp chamfers. Counters are narrow and rectangular, and many bowls read as tall, boxy shapes rather than true curves. Terminals tend to be flat and abrupt, producing a strong vertical rhythm and a tightly packed texture in text. The uppercase is tall and rigid; the lowercase mirrors the same constructed logic with simplified forms and minimal modulation, maintaining consistent stroke weight throughout.
This face is best suited to display use where its narrow footprint and architectural forms can shine—posters, headlines, titling, logos, and signage. It can also work for packaging and interface labels when space is limited, provided sizes and spacing allow the compact counters to remain clear.
The overall tone feels engineered and mechanical, with a distinctly retro-futurist edge reminiscent of Art Deco display lettering and utilitarian signage. Its disciplined geometry and clipped corners convey precision and a somewhat severe, no-nonsense personality.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-saving, high-impact display sans with a constructed, geometric voice. By emphasizing verticality, squared bowls, and chamfered joins, it aims for a distinctive industrial/Deco flavor that stands apart from conventional grotesks.
Distinctive details include inset-like rectangular counters and occasional internal notch behaviors that emphasize a fabricated, stencil-adjacent construction without fully breaking strokes. Numerals and capitals maintain a uniform, columnar presence that reads cleanly at larger sizes, while the tight apertures and compact proportions can make long passages feel dense.