Sans Other Bumof 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, editorial design, branding, packaging, editorial, literary, humanist, historical, craft, add warmth, editorial voice, incised feel, distinctive headings, brand character, flared, calligraphic, wedge terminals, incised, tapered.
This typeface presents as a sans design with subtly flared, wedge-like terminals that evoke an incised, pen-cut construction rather than fully formed serifs. Strokes show gentle tapering and angled endings throughout, with rounded bowls and compact apertures that create a slightly dark, concentrated texture in text. Capitals are sturdy and geometric-leaning but softened by the terminal shaping, while lowercase forms keep a traditional, readable skeleton; the single-storey a and g and the curved, hooked descenders add a distinctly human rhythm. Numerals follow the same tapered logic, with curved forms and sharp finishing cuts that keep the figures cohesive with the letters.
It performs well for headlines, book and magazine typography, and identity work where you want a clean silhouette with added character. The distinctive terminals make it especially effective for cover lines, section heads, and brand wordmarks, while remaining readable enough for short-to-medium passages in print or large-size digital layouts.
The overall tone feels editorial and literary, mixing clean sans simplicity with an old-world, hand-cut sensibility. It reads as confident and formal without being sterile, suggesting a crafted, bookish voice with a touch of historical character.
The design appears intended to bridge contemporary sans clarity with the warmth of humanist, incised letterforms. Its goal seems to be adding personality and cultural resonance through tapered terminals and traditional proportions while keeping an overall straightforward, non-decorative structure.
In running text the angled terminals and compact counters create a lively, slightly textured rhythm, especially where diagonals and curves meet. The design’s consistency across caps, lowercase, and numerals makes it well suited to display sizes where the terminal shaping and incised flavor are most noticeable.