Sans Other Roli 5 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, branding, packaging, techno, arcade, industrial, dystopian, retro, tech aesthetic, modular geometry, high impact, display clarity, rectilinear, angular, blocky, stencil-like, octagonal.
A rigid, rectilinear display sans built from straight strokes and hard 90° turns, with frequent chamfered (cut) corners that create an octagonal, machined silhouette. Counters are mostly rectangular and compact, and terminals are blunt, producing a dense, modular rhythm. Several glyphs incorporate notch-like joins and split forms (notably in diagonals and in letters like K, M, N, and W), giving a slightly stencil-like construction while remaining clearly monoline in stroke behavior. Numerals follow the same squared geometry, with tightly framed interior spaces and crisp, high-contrast edges against the background.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, posters, game or app UI titling, logos, and packaging where its angular personality can carry the design. It performs particularly well in high-contrast, large-size settings, and in themes oriented toward technology, cyber/industrial aesthetics, or retro arcade styling.
The overall tone feels technical and utilitarian, with strong associations to arcade interfaces, sci‑fi UI lettering, and industrial labeling. Its sharp corners and engineered cuts read as assertive and mechanical, lending a futuristic and slightly dystopian flavor.
Likely designed to deliver a strong, geometric techno voice by combining square proportions with deliberate corner chamfers and occasional stencil-like splits. The goal appears to be a distinctive, screen-ready display face with a consistent modular construction across the character set.
The design emphasizes distinctive silhouettes over smooth readability, with narrow apertures and compact counters that can visually close up at smaller sizes. The consistent corner-cut motif and strict orthogonal structure help maintain a cohesive texture across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.