Sans Other Olvy 11 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, gaming, techno, industrial, retro, assertive, playful, impact, retro tech, geometric display, branding, squared, blocky, geometric, modular, angular.
A heavy, squared sans with a modular, constructed feel. Strokes are consistently thick and predominantly straight, with corners mostly sharp and only occasional rounding in bowls. Counters tend to be rectangular or tightly curved, producing compact apertures and a dense texture. Many forms lean on right angles and stepped joins, creating a stencil-like, pixel-adjacent rhythm without becoming a true bitmap. Numerals and caps read broad and stable, giving headlines a strong, poster-ready silhouette.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, logotypes, and product marks where strong, constructed shapes are an advantage. It can also work well for gaming/tech branding, signage, and packaging that benefits from a bold, industrial presence.
The overall tone is bold and mechanical, with a distinctly retro-digital edge. Its block geometry suggests technology, arcade or sci-fi styling, while the quirky stepped details add a playful, designed character rather than a purely utilitarian voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through compact, block-built letterforms and a geometric, engineered aesthetic. Its stepped, rectilinear construction suggests a deliberate nod to retro computing and arcade-era visual language while remaining clean enough for contemporary branding.
The sample text shows high impact at display sizes, where the squared counters and sharp terminals become part of the personality. In longer lines the tight apertures and heavy color can feel intense, emphasizing branding and emphasis over neutral reading comfort.