Sans Other Rekad 3 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, industrial, retro, mechanical, techno, stencil-like, space saving, impact, display, industrial tone, retro tech, condensed, angular, blocky, monolinear, jagged.
A condensed, block-built sans with monolinear strokes and hard, angular terminals. Counters are small and often rectangular, with squared bowls and tight apertures that create a dense, rhythmic texture. Many joins and diagonals show slightly irregular, cut-in angles that give the shapes a mechanically notched, almost stencil-like construction. Overall spacing appears tight and the letterforms favor vertical emphasis, producing a compact, poster-forward silhouette.
Best suited to display roles where a compact, high-impact word shape is needed—posters, headlines, logos, labels, and signage. It can also work for short UI labels or titling where space is limited and a strong, industrial tone is desired.
The font conveys an industrial, utilitarian tone with a retro-tech flavor. Its clipped geometry and narrow stance read as functional and engineered, suggesting signage, machinery labeling, or sci‑fi display typography rather than conversational text.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-efficient, attention-grabbing sans with a constructed, machine-cut feel. Its narrow proportions and rectilinear counters prioritize a distinctive silhouette and strong texture over continuous reading comfort.
Uppercase forms feel particularly rigid and architectural, while lowercase retains the same narrow, rectilinear logic, keeping a consistent voice across cases. Numerals follow the same squared, compressed treatment, helping maintain a uniform texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.