Sans Other Olga 8 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, game ui, branding, futuristic, techno, industrial, arcade, mechanical, sci-fi styling, interface feel, impactful display, distinct identity, square, angular, stencil-like, modular, compact.
A heavy, modular sans built from squared strokes and sharp corners, with frequent 45° chamfers and cut-in notches that create a stencil-like, segmented construction. Counters are predominantly rectangular and tight, and many joins are interrupted by small gaps that add visual texture while keeping the overall silhouette rigid and geometric. The rhythm is blocky and compact, with emphasized horizontals and strong, flat terminals that read cleanly at display sizes.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, logos/wordmarks, game or tech UI titles, packaging callouts, and event posters. It can work for subheads and short blurbs when set with generous tracking and line spacing, but it’s most effective where its geometric texture is a feature rather than a distraction.
The overall tone feels futuristic and engineered, evoking sci‑fi interfaces, arcade cabinets, and industrial labeling. Its crisp geometry and deliberate interruptions give it an assertive, technical voice rather than a neutral editorial one.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, techno-styled sans voice through modular construction and intentional stroke breaks, prioritizing character and impact in display contexts over neutrality for long-form reading.
Distinctive, asymmetric detailing appears in several glyphs (e.g., angular wedges, inset bars, and corner bites), giving the alphabet a custom, coded look. Because the internal space is often reduced and the shapes are highly stylized, extended text can feel busy compared with more conventional sans designs.