Sans Other Ryray 5 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, ui labels, techno, industrial, arcade, sci-fi, utilitarian, futuristic branding, system display, modular geometry, industrial labeling, digital aesthetic, angular, octagonal, monoline, blocky, stenciled.
A geometric, monoline sans built from straight strokes and faceted, octagonal corners. Curves are largely replaced with clipped angles, producing squared bowls and polygonal counters (notably in O/0, C, and G). Terminals are abrupt and flat, joins are hard, and internal apertures tend to be compact, giving the design a dense, mechanical rhythm. Proportions vary by glyph with slightly condensed capitals and a tighter, shorter lowercase, while numerals share the same squared, chamfered construction for a consistent alphanumeric texture.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where the angular geometry can be read as a stylistic cue—headlines, posters, logos, game/tech branding, and interface labels. It can work for signage-like text blocks when set with generous size and spacing, but the tight counters and faceted curves make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is futuristic and machine-made, evoking digital hardware, arcade interfaces, and industrial labeling. Its sharp facets and rigid geometry feel technical and assertive rather than friendly or organic.
The design appears intended to translate a modular, machine-cut aesthetic into a clean sans framework, using chamfered corners and squared curves to signal a technical, futuristic personality while maintaining a consistent, system-like construction across letters and numerals.
Distinctive chamfers and cut-in corners create a pseudo-stencil effect in several shapes, and the angular treatment remains consistent across diagonals (K, N, V, W, X, Y). The lowercase keeps a compact, engineered feel, and the punctuation shown follows the same squared, modular logic, supporting a cohesive system look.