Sans Other Fiko 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, arcade, techno, stencil-like, assertive, maximum impact, industrial labeling, retro digital, modular system, stencil effect, blocky, angular, geometric, notched, ink-trap-like.
A dense, block-constructed sans with heavy rectangular forms and sharply cut corners. Strokes are built from straight segments with frequent notches, slits, and small internal cutouts that create a stencil-like, modular feel. Counters tend to be compact and squared, and many joins show deliberate chamfers and wedge cuts that break up the mass. Proportions are slightly condensed in some letters with uneven, engineered widths across the alphabet, producing a punchy, segmented rhythm in text.
Best suited to short, high-contrast settings such as headlines, display typography, logos, and bold labeling on packaging. It can also work for tech, gaming, or industrial-themed interfaces where strong silhouettes and a segmented, stencil-like voice are desired, rather than for long-form reading.
The overall tone is mechanical and high-impact, evoking industrial labeling and retro digital or arcade graphics. The notches and cut-ins add a tactical, utilitarian edge, giving the face a rugged, fabricated character rather than a smooth, corporate neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a modular, cut-metal aesthetic, using notches and internal voids to differentiate shapes and add visual grit. It prioritizes graphic presence and theme-driven character over traditional smoothness or text-centric openness.
In running text the strong verticals and reduced apertures make the texture dark and emphatic, with distinctive silhouettes doing much of the legibility work. Numerals and capitals read especially poster-like, while the lowercase retains the same rigid, constructed logic for a consistent system feel.