Sans Other Barud 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, logotypes, playful, retro, friendly, quirky, techy, distinctiveness, approachability, retro modernity, display impact, rounded, soft-cornered, monoline, geometric, compact.
A compact, rounded sans with monoline strokes and heavily softened corners throughout. The forms lean geometric with tall, narrow proportions, generous internal rounding, and a slightly squarish oval logic in bowls and counters. Terminals are mostly blunt and pill-like, with occasional distinctive notches and cut-ins (notably in several capitals) that give the face a custom, constructed feel. The lowercase is simple and open, with single-storey shapes and minimal modulation, keeping the texture dense but readable at display sizes.
This font is best suited to display use where its rounded construction and distinctive glyph details can be appreciated—such as headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging, and short UI/label text. It can also work for playful editorial callouts or event graphics, but its strong personality may feel busy in long-form reading.
The overall tone is upbeat and characterful, combining a retro-futurist softness with a toy-like friendliness. Its idiosyncratic cut-ins and rounded geometry add a quirky, engineered personality that feels more expressive than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a friendly, modern display sans with a custom, retro-tinged construction. Its rounded geometry and distinctive interior cut-ins suggest a focus on memorability and brandable shapes rather than strict neutrality.
Caps and figures show intentionally stylized details—rounded rectangles, inset counters, and occasional asymmetric joins—that create strong recognition in headlines. The numerals are bold and graphic with compact widths and rounded corners, matching the alphabet’s softened, constructed rhythm.