Sans Other Obky 3 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, logotypes, packaging, industrial, arcade, techno, brutalist, military, impact, tech styling, display strength, signage feel, angular, blocky, geometric, chamfered, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-constructed sans with squared proportions, hard corners, and frequent chamfered cuts that create sharp internal angles and notched counters. Strokes are consistently thick, with a compact, modular feel and mostly rectilinear curves replaced by faceted shapes. Many glyphs incorporate small cut-ins and slits (notably in E, S, 2, 8, 9), giving a mildly stencil-like, engineered texture while maintaining strong, solid silhouettes.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, headlines, and branding where bold, angular letterforms can carry the composition. It also fits game/UI title treatments, sci-fi or industrial themed graphics, and short labels on packaging where the notched construction can read as a deliberate design cue.
The overall tone is forceful and mechanical, with a retro-digital edge that evokes arcade title cards, sci-fi interfaces, and industrial signage. Its aggressive geometry reads confident and utilitarian, leaning toward a tactical or techno mood rather than friendly minimalism.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual punch with a modular, engineered construction—using chamfers and cutouts to suggest technical precision and retro-digital styling while keeping the letterforms broadly sans and highly graphic.
The design favors high-impact forms over openness: counters are tight and often angular, and the stepped or notched details add visual noise at smaller sizes. In longer text, the dense rhythm and distinctive cuts become a strong stylistic signature, best used where personality is desired.