Sans Other Wanu 1 is a regular weight, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, tech branding, sci-fi titles, futuristic, techno, arcade, industrial, digital, sci-fi branding, screen display, mechanical clarity, geometric impact, modular styling, angular, rectilinear, modular, square counters, sharp corners.
The design is built from straight strokes and sharp corners, with an overall rectilinear silhouette and frequent squared-off bowls and counters. Curves are largely minimized or substituted with chamfers, producing a modular, digital rhythm. Stroke endings are clean and flat, and many letters use open, geometric forms (notably in C, G, and S), while rounded characters like O are rendered as boxy rectangles. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across the set, reinforcing a constructed, display-oriented texture.
Best suited for display settings where a futuristic or technical voice is desired, such as game UI, sci-fi titles, tech branding, posters, and packaging. It can also work for short labels, headings, and interface callouts where its angular shapes and squared counters remain legible at larger sizes. For long-form reading at small sizes, the hard geometry and open constructions may feel visually insistent, so it’s strongest when used sparingly as an accent typeface.
This typeface projects a distinctly techno, arcade-like energy with a crisp, engineered attitude. Its angular construction and squared counters give it a futuristic, utilitarian tone that reads as deliberate and controlled rather than friendly or casual.
The letterforms appear designed to evoke a digital or sci-fi aesthetic through a grid-like, rectilinear construction and minimized curvature. The emphasis is on bold geometry, distinctive silhouettes, and a systematic, engineered feel that prioritizes stylistic character over conventional text smoothness.
Several glyphs lean into a constructed, almost stencil-like logic with open apertures and rectangular bowls, creating highly distinctive word shapes. The numerals follow the same squared geometry, giving UI-style consistency when mixing text and numbers.