Sans Other Janom 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'København C' and 'København CS' by Fontpartners (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, quirky, playful, retro, techy, distinctive display, brand signature, constructed feel, legible novelty, stencil cuts, ink traps, modular, geometric, high-contrast apertures.
This typeface is a clean sans with distinctive internal cut-ins and breaks that read like stencil notches or exaggerated ink traps. Strokes stay largely uniform, but many curves and joins are interrupted by sharp, rectangular voids, creating a segmented rhythm through bowls, shoulders, and terminals. Proportions feel contemporary with a tall x-height and straightforward, upright construction, while the glyphs show purposeful irregularities in width and shape that keep the texture lively. Counters are generally open, and round letters often show split or clipped arcs that create a mechanical, engineered silhouette.
It performs best in display contexts such as headlines, posters, branding systems, packaging, and attention-grabbing signage where the cut-in detailing can be appreciated. It can work for short UI labels or editorial callouts when sizes are generous, but extended body text may feel overly textured due to the frequent internal breaks.
The overall tone is quirky and energetic, blending a modern sans framework with a playful, deconstructed detailing. The recurring cut-in motif gives it a mildly technical, retro-futurist feel—like signage or display lettering that wants to look engineered rather than purely neutral.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a neutral sans structure with a signature, repeatable cut-in detail that adds personality and a constructed, almost stencil-like character. The goal seems to be a distinctive display voice that stays broadly legible while clearly differentiating itself from standard grotesques.
The notch motif is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving strong brandability but also adding visual noise at small sizes. The letterforms maintain legibility, yet the intentional breaks can create busy word shapes in dense paragraphs, making the design feel more at home in short bursts of text.