Sans Other Renis 2 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logotypes, signage, playful, retro, quirky, hand-cut, posterish, handmade feel, display impact, compact headlines, retro flavor, informal voice, condensed, irregular, angular, tall, bouncy.
A tall, condensed sans with chunky, mostly monoline strokes and intentionally uneven geometry. Letterforms show subtle side-to-side waviness and slight inconsistencies in stroke edges, creating a cutout-like, hand-shaped feel rather than rigid mechanical construction. Counters are compact and often slightly pinched, with rounded-rectangular bowls and occasional sharp interior corners. The rhythm is lively, with mixed widths and small variations in curvature and vertical alignment that keep text from feeling perfectly uniform.
Best suited for display typography where its condensed presence and quirky irregularity can work as a visual hook—posters, headlines, event branding, packaging, and short-form signage. It also fits distinctive wordmarks and titles where a handcrafted, retro-leaning voice is desired.
The overall tone is energetic and offbeat, with a friendly roughness that reads as retro and handmade. It suggests a casual, crafty confidence—more zine and poster than corporate system type—bringing character and motion even in short phrases.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact sans with a deliberately handmade finish—combining bold, condensed proportions with imperfect contours to add warmth and personality. It prioritizes character and texture over strict uniformity, aiming for memorable, attention-grabbing display use.
Uppercase forms stay relatively narrow and vertical, while the lowercase introduces more personality through irregular joins and asymmetrical bowls (notably in letters like a, g, y). Numerals follow the same condensed, chunky logic and feel sturdy for emphasis. In longer lines, the slightly uneven silhouettes create a textured “wiggle” that can be a feature in display settings but may feel busy at very small sizes.