Sans Other Ihwi 5 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album art, stencil, geometric, industrial, retro, playful, signature texture, stencil effect, modular system, display impact, high contrast cuts, segmented, rounded terminals, modular, display.
This typeface uses a modular, stencil-like construction built from bold verticals and semicircular bowls, with frequent vertical slits and circular “pin” cutouts that interrupt strokes. Curves are clean and geometric, often appearing as half-circles attached to straight stems, while diagonals (as in A, V, W, X, Y) are simplified into sharp, tapered wedges. Counters are reduced and highly stylized, producing a consistent rhythm of solid forms broken by evenly spaced gaps. Overall proportions stay compact and upright, with a strong emphasis on vertical structure and repeated circular punctuation-like details across many letters.
This font is well suited for display typography such as posters, headlines, titles, and branding marks where its stencil geometry and distinctive cutouts can be appreciated. It can also work well on packaging and editorial feature headings to add a bold, graphic voice. For long-form text or very small sizes, the segmented counters and dot breaks may reduce readability.
The repeated cutouts and segmented shapes give the font an industrial, stencil-coded attitude with a distinctly graphic, poster-forward presence. At the same time, the dot-like breaks add a quirky, game-like charm that keeps it from feeling purely utilitarian, leaning into a retro-futurist or Art-Deco-adjacent mood. The result feels bold, designed, and intentionally unconventional rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a geometric sans through a stencil and modular lens, using consistent slits and circular cutouts to create a signature texture. Its systemized shapes suggest a focus on strong visual identity and repeatable construction, prioritizing character and pattern over conventional legibility.
In text settings the internal gaps and dots become a defining texture, creating a rhythmic pattern across words. Because many letters share similar modular parts, the design reads as a cohesive system, but the heavy segmentation makes it best suited to larger sizes where the cutouts remain clear.