Sans Other Garu 10 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Akkordeon' by Emtype Foundry, 'HD Node' and 'HD Node Sans' by HyperDeluxe, 'Otoiwo Grotesk' by Pepper Type, 'Amfibia' and 'Karibu' by ROHH, and 'Palo' by TypeUnion (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logotypes, stickers, playful, chunky, retro, posterish, cartoonish, maximum impact, friendly display, quirky branding, retro flavor, rounded, bulky, soft corners, quirky, stout.
A heavy, compact sans with rounded outer curves and broadly squared counters, creating a chunky, almost inflated silhouette. Strokes are uniform and dense, with occasional angular cuts and notches that introduce a slightly irregular, hand-cut feel. The lowercase is stout and closed-in, with simple, single-storey constructions and prominent dots on i/j. Numerals and capitals share the same blocky massing, producing strong color and tight internal space at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and short punchy phrases where solid weight and personality are assets. It can work well for playful branding, event graphics, and bold label-style typography, but will typically need generous tracking and size for comfortable multi-line reading.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, leaning playful and slightly retro. Its softened geometry and quirky cut-ins give it a friendly, cartoon-like energy that reads more expressive than neutral, especially in all-caps settings.
Likely intended as an attention-first display sans that combines blocky, high-ink shapes with small, distinctive irregularities to feel friendly and handmade rather than strictly industrial.
The design prioritizes impact over openness: counters are relatively small, and joins can feel compressed, which increases visual weight and makes spacing feel tight in dense text. The distinctive cut angles in several letters add character and help prevent the shapes from feeling purely geometric.