Sans Other Sela 6 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, signage, titles, industrial, art deco, gothic, sci‑fi, poster, impact, condensed display, geometric styling, signage feel, retro modernism, condensed, rectilinear, angular, geometric, stenciled.
A tightly condensed display sans built from rectilinear, chiseled shapes and sharp terminals. Strokes are heavy and largely uniform, with narrow counters and frequent squared-off interior corners that create a carved, almost cutout look. Curves are minimized or faceted; bowls and shoulders resolve into straight segments and abrupt angles, giving letters a rigid, architectural rhythm. Caps are tall and imposing, while the lowercase stays compact with small apertures and a consistent, vertical stance; numerals follow the same narrow, blocky construction for a cohesive set.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, branding marks, and packaging. It also works well for signage-inspired graphics or UI title treatments where a rigid, geometric voice is desired, especially when set with extra letterspacing.
The overall tone feels assertive and engineered—part industrial signage, part Deco-era modernism, with a slightly ominous, fortress-like presence. Its sharp geometry and compressed forms read as dramatic and stylized, lending a retro-futuristic edge that can also lean gothic depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a compressed width while maintaining a distinctive, angular identity. Its constructed geometry and squared details suggest a goal of evoking architectural lettering and machine-cut forms for attention-grabbing display typography.
The family shows deliberate stylization in several glyphs, including squared counters and distinctive, angular joins that emphasize verticality. At smaller sizes, the tight internal spaces and dense black shapes can darken quickly, so it benefits from generous tracking and clear contrast with the background.