Sans Other Kyva 2 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, event flyers, game titles, edgy, punk, hand-cut, grunge, playful, attention, diy texture, edgy display, title impact, angular, irregular, crisp, blocky, jagged.
A chunky, condensed display face built from faceted, polygonal strokes with sharply cut corners and uneven contouring. The letterforms read as mostly monoline and upright, with irregular widths and slight waviness that feels intentionally handmade rather than mechanically geometric. Counters are small and often angular, apertures are tight, and terminals frequently end in wedge-like cuts that create a chiseled silhouette. Spacing appears compact and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with subtle inconsistencies from glyph to glyph that add texture in larger settings.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, album covers, event flyers, and title treatments where texture and attitude are desired. It can work well for branding accents or packaging callouts when used at larger sizes with generous line spacing to preserve legibility.
The font projects a raw, rebellious energy with a DIY, cut-paper or carved-sign feel. Its jagged edges and playful irregularity give it a mischievous, alternative tone that can skew spooky or comic depending on color and context. Overall it reads bold and attention-grabbing, more expressive than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a loud, handcrafted display voice—evoking cutout lettering, rough carving, or distorted stencil-like forms—while keeping a simplified sans structure for strong silhouette recognition.
In the sample text, the dense black shapes and narrow proportions create strong headline impact, while the tight counters and angular joins suggest reduced clarity at small sizes. Numerals and capitals share the same faceted construction, reinforcing a consistent, handmade display character across the set.