Sans Other Kedag 5 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, art deco, retro, condensed, architectural, display, space-saving, signage style, deco revival, modernist feel, high impact, geometric, rectilinear, rounded corners, high contrast counters, vertical stress.
A tall, tightly condensed sans with monoline strokes and a strongly vertical build. Forms are largely rectilinear with softened, rounded terminals and corners, creating a clean, machined silhouette rather than a humanist one. Counters tend to be narrow and vertically oriented, and several curves are rendered as squared-off arcs, giving letters a streamlined, architectural rhythm. The lowercase is compact with a tall x-height and simplified joins, while figures are narrow and upright with consistent stroke density.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and branding where a condensed footprint and strong vertical presence are desirable. It can work for short bursts of text such as taglines or packaging copy when a retro-industrial voice is needed, but its tight apertures and distinctive geometry are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is sleek and era-evocative, calling to mind Art Deco signage and early modern industrial lettering. Its narrow, high-rise proportions and squared curves project a confident, metropolitan feel—stylish, efficient, and slightly theatrical in display settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a streamlined, space-efficient display sans with a Deco-inspired, architectural flavor. By keeping strokes uniform and proportions narrow while using squared curves and rounded terminals, it aims for high-impact readability and a distinctive period voice.
Distinctive construction choices—such as squared bowls and tight apertures—create a strong texture in paragraphs, with a pronounced vertical cadence. The uppercase and lowercase share a unified, engineered logic, making the font feel cohesive and purpose-built for impactful, space-saving typography.