Sans Other Ipdy 8 is a bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, game ui, tech packaging, techno, industrial, sci-fi, arcade, brutalist, futuristic styling, industrial labeling, display impact, geometric system, octagonal, modular, angular, stencil-like, corner-cut.
A blocky, modular sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, with frequent octagonal counters and chamfered joins. Forms are predominantly geometric and rectangular, with hard angles replacing curves and several glyphs showing deliberate breaks and offsets that give a stencil-like construction. Stroke weight is consistent, terminals are flat, and spacing feels tight and mechanical, producing a strong horizontal rhythm in words and lines. Numerals and capitals maintain the same faceted, engineered logic, emphasizing sharp corners and compact interior shapes.
Best suited to display roles where its faceted geometry can read clearly: headlines, posters, logos/branding, game or esports UI, and tech-themed packaging or signage. It works well when you want a strong, engineered voice and can allocate enough size and tracking for the angular counters and breaks to remain legible.
The overall tone is technical and futuristic, evoking industrial labeling, arcade hardware, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its angular, cut-metal feel reads assertive and synthetic rather than friendly or organic, lending a utilitarian, machine-built character.
The design appears intended to translate a techno-industrial aesthetic into a compact, high-impact display sans, using chamfered geometry and stencil-like separations to create a distinctive, futuristic texture in running text.
Distinctive letterforms rely on chamfers, notches, and occasional separated elements, which increases visual texture and makes the font feel customized and emblematic. The faceting and small apertures can reduce clarity at small sizes, while at larger sizes the geometric detailing becomes a key stylistic feature.