Sans Other Wake 8 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, gaming, posters, interfaces, tech, arcade, industrial, sci-fi, futuristic, impact, futurism, modular design, tech branding, game ui, angular, blocky, octagonal, squared, chamfered.
A blocky, geometric sans built from heavy rectangular strokes with sharp corners and frequent 45° chamfers that create an octagonal, cut-metal silhouette. Counters are mostly squared and tightly enclosed, with open apertures in letters like C, G, and S shaped as stepped, horizontal cuts rather than curves. The overall rhythm is compact and mechanical, with short joins and minimal modulation; diagonals appear mainly as clipped corners and in letters like K, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Numerals and lowercase follow the same modular logic, producing a consistent, stencil-like, pixel-adjacent texture even though forms remain solid and continuous.
Best suited for display typography such as headlines, titles, logos, and short callouts where the angular detailing reads clearly. It also fits gaming and sci‑fi themed UI, packaging, and event or poster graphics that benefit from a hard-edged, technical voice.
The face conveys a distinctly digital, game-like attitude—confident, tough, and engineered. Its angular cuts and squared counters evoke arcade interfaces, industrial labeling, and sci‑fi control panels, giving text a punchy, assertive presence.
The letterforms appear designed to translate a modular, machine-cut geometry into a readable sans, prioritizing impact and a futuristic aesthetic over traditional softness or calligraphic flow. The consistent chamfering and squared counters suggest an intention to feel engineered and screen-native.
The design relies on straight segments and corner chamfers to suggest curvature, which amplifies a grid-based feel at both display sizes and in longer lines. The density of black space and tight internal counters can make small sizes feel compact, while larger settings highlight the distinctive stepped detailing.