Sans Other Dines 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FS Irwin' by Fontsmith; 'JAF Bernini Sans' by Just Another Foundry; 'Big Vesta', 'Praxis', 'Praxis Next', and 'Quitador Sans' by Linotype; and 'Negara Serif' by Monoco Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, game titles, rugged, playful, hand-cut, rustic, poster-like, handmade feel, rugged texture, display impact, playful edge, angular, chiseled, irregular, faceted, blocky.
A heavy, angular sans with visibly irregular, faceted contours that mimic hand-cut or chiseled shapes rather than smooth curves. Strokes are predominantly straight-sided with abrupt corners, and rounded letters become polygonal (notably the bowls and counters in O/Q and the curves in C/S). The lowercase shows a compact, sturdy build with simplified forms and minimal modulation, while the overall set maintains consistent heft despite intentionally uneven edge geometry and slightly varying widths across glyphs.
Best used at display sizes for posters, headlines, labels, and packaging where its jagged silhouette can read clearly and provide character. It can also work well for playful branding, event graphics, and title treatments, especially when a handcrafted, rough-edged voice is desired.
The font projects a rugged, crafty energy—more DIY and hand-made than industrial-precise. Its broken-in, carved look feels informal and slightly mischievous, suited to attention-grabbing display settings where texture and personality matter more than neutrality.
The design appears intended to capture a hand-cut, stencil-adjacent sans aesthetic with deliberately irregular edges and angular simplifications, prioritizing bold presence and a tactile feel over geometric smoothness.
Counters tend to be tight and often polygonal, which increases the dark color on the line and gives text a punchy, compact rhythm. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, keeping a cohesive, cut-paper silhouette across letters and figures.