Sans Other Orly 12 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, game ui, signage, arcade, industrial, tech, futuristic, robotic, display impact, retro tech, screen aesthetic, branding, pixelated, blocky, modular, geometric, square counters.
A chunky, modular sans built from squared-off strokes and hard right angles, with crisp edges and a mostly rectangular silhouette across glyphs. Counters are boxy and often inset like cutouts, and joins read as stepped or notched rather than smooth curves, giving the design a grid-driven, almost pixel-like construction. Proportions lean horizontally generous, while vertical stems stay uniform and heavy, producing a compact internal rhythm and strong black presence. The lowercase follows the same rectilinear logic, with simplified bowls and angular terminals that keep forms consistent and mechanical.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster titles, logos, and game or tech-themed UI moments where the geometric silhouette can carry the message. It can also work for signage-style labeling and brand accents that benefit from a compact, industrial voice, rather than long-form reading.
The overall tone feels retro-digital and arcade-like, with a rugged, machine-made character that suggests screens, consoles, and industrial labeling. Its assertive geometry reads energetic and game-adjacent, while the strict squareness adds a utilitarian, techno edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, display-forward voice using a grid-like construction and squared counters, prioritizing bold silhouettes and a retro-digital mood. Its angular, notched details look purpose-built to evoke pixel/console aesthetics while remaining a cohesive sans in continuous text.
In text, the dense shapes and squared counters create a strong texture that holds up at display sizes, while the stepped details and tight apertures can become visually busy at smaller sizes. The design maintains a consistent modular logic across letters and numerals, emphasizing bold silhouettes and crisp negative space.