Sans Other Faru 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: game ui, posters, headlines, logotypes, tech branding, arcade, techno, industrial, futuristic, retro, pixel aesthetic, sci-fi ui, high impact, retro computing, pixelated, blocky, geometric, stencil-like, squarish.
A heavy, square-built sans with a pixel-like construction and hard 90° corners throughout. The forms are assembled from chunky rectangular strokes with stepped joins, producing a distinctly grid-based rhythm even in running text. Counters are small and often perfectly rectangular, with several glyphs using cut-ins and notches that create a subtly stencil-like, segmented feel. Proportions skew wide with compact internal space, and the overall texture is dense and high-impact at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography where its blocky construction and strong silhouettes can be appreciated—game titles, arcade-themed visuals, interface headers, tech-event posters, and bold branding moments. It can also work for short labels and signage-style callouts where a mechanical, digital flavor is desired.
The font conveys an unmistakable arcade and early-digital tone, combining retro game energy with a utilitarian, industrial edge. Its strict geometry and notched details suggest tech interfaces, sci-fi labeling, and pixel-era graphics, giving text a bold, mechanical attitude.
This design appears intended to emulate pixel-era and grid-driven lettering while remaining a coherent, modern display sans. The squared counters, stepped joins, and notched cuts prioritize a distinctive, machinic texture and instant thematic association over small-size text neutrality.
The notches and stepped terminals create distinctive silhouettes that read strongly in headlines, while the tight counters and dense color can reduce clarity at small sizes. Mixed-case is supported, with lowercase maintaining the same modular, squared logic as the uppercase, reinforcing a consistent, engineered voice.