Sans Other Ulva 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, magazine, retro, dynamic, quirky, editorial, playful, compact impact, expressive display, retro flavor, signage feel, headline energy, slanted, condensed, angular, spiky, hand-drawn.
A condensed, forward-slanted sans with a monoline backbone and slightly irregular, inked-looking terminals. The outlines mix smooth curves with sharp joins and wedge-like cutoffs, giving many strokes a clipped, tapered feel despite the even overall weight. Counters are compact and vertical, ascenders are tall, and several forms show purposeful idiosyncrasies (notably in S, G, J, and the lowercases), producing a lively, uneven rhythm. Numerals follow the same narrow, energetic construction with open curves and angled entry/exit strokes.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, magazine headlines, packaging callouts, and brand marks where a compact, energetic voice is needed. It can work in short editorial blurbs or captions when size and spacing are managed, but its distinctive construction is most effective in larger, attention-grabbing applications.
The tone feels brisk and characterful—part mid-century display, part hand-lettered signage—with a slightly mischievous edge. Its tight proportions and slanted stance communicate motion and urgency, while the quirky detailing keeps it informal and expressive rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed italic display voice that stands out through brisk slant, compact width, and intentionally quirky terminal treatments. It aims to balance sans simplicity with a hand-crafted, retro-leaning personality for expressive titling.
The texture in running text is highly rhythmic, with strong vertical emphasis and frequent angular terminals that create a staccato sparkle along baselines and caps. Spacing appears tight by nature of the condensed forms, which can amplify the font’s energy in short phrases and headlines.