Sans Other Ipso 13 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, gaming, sci‑fi titles, futuristic, aggressive, industrial, arcade, techno, impact, tech styling, display emphasis, branding edge, angular, geometric, faceted, stencil-like, high-contrast forms.
A heavy, angular sans with sharp chamfered corners and faceted, polygonal construction throughout. Strokes stay largely uniform, with abrupt cuts, triangular notches, and occasional internal cutouts that create a pseudo-stencil feel in bowls and counters. Curves are minimized in favor of straight segments and hard joins, producing a rigid rhythm and strong silhouette; diagonals are crisp and often terminate in pointed wedges. Counters tend to be small and geometric, and spacing reads compact in text, emphasizing dense, blocky word shapes.
Best suited for short, high-impact applications such as headlines, posters, title cards, esports/gaming graphics, and sci‑fi or techno branding. It also works well for wordmarks where the faceted geometry can act as a signature visual motif, but it is less appropriate for long-form reading.
The overall tone is forceful and mechanical, with a distinctly sci‑fi/arcade energy. Its sharp cuts and armor-like letterforms suggest speed, impact, and a tech-industrial attitude rather than softness or friendliness.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, futuristic display voice using hard-edged geometry and cut-in detailing to differentiate forms and add a constructed, machined character. Its emphasis is on distinctive silhouette and theme-setting texture over text neutrality.
In running text, the repeated notches and clipped terminals create a strong patterning effect that can become visually busy at smaller sizes. The design is most legible when given generous size and breathing room, where the internal cutouts and angular details can resolve cleanly.