Sans Other Hiva 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'DR Krapka Square' by Dmitry Rastvortsev (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, album art, event promos, glitchy, arcade, techno, aggressive, industrial, digital edge, retro tech, high impact, motion feel, title display, pixelated, angular, modular, stencil-like, jagged.
A heavy, slanted display sans built from rigid, modular strokes with sharp corners and stepped edges. Letterforms are constructed from blocky segments that create deliberate notches and internal cut-ins, producing a fragmented, almost pixel-sheared silhouette. Curves are largely suppressed in favor of faceted geometry; counters tend to be angular and compact, and joins often read as hard, mechanical overlaps. Spacing and widths vary by glyph, giving lines a restless rhythm and a distinctly engineered texture.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, posters, game-related graphics, and punchy brand moments where a digital or industrial edge is desired. It can work for UI titles or splash screens when set at larger sizes, but the busy, fractured forms make it less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The overall tone feels digital and disruptive, like a retro arcade title card filtered through a glitch effect. Its sharp, broken construction and forward lean add urgency and attitude, pushing it toward high-energy, tech-forward styling rather than neutral communication.
The design appears intended to translate a glitch/pixel sensibility into a bold, slanted display sans, emphasizing motion and impact through angular segmentation. Its modular cuts and jagged edges suggest a deliberate fusion of retro-digital styling with a hard, industrial presence.
In text, the repeated step-cuts create a strong horizontal “chatter” that becomes a key visual motif. The design holds together best when used large, where the internal notches read as intentional detailing rather than noise.