Sans Other Darik 1 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, game ui, signage, industrial, techno, arcade, authoritative, utilitarian, geometric system, sci-fi display, impactful titles, digital signage, industrial labeling, rectilinear, angular, modular, octagonal, stencil-like.
A compact, rectilinear sans built from hard-edged strokes and squared counters. Most curves are replaced by chamfered corners and octagonal turns, producing a modular, machined silhouette across letters and figures. The forms favor straight verticals with blocky terminals, tight apertures, and small enclosed spaces, creating a dense, high-impact texture in text. Lowercase follows the same geometric logic as the caps, with simplified, rigid constructions and minimal differentiation between round and straight letters.
Best used as a display face for headlines, posters, branding marks, and thematic titles where a rigid geometric aesthetic is a feature. It can also work well for game UI, scoreboard-style readouts, packaging labels, and environmental or wayfinding graphics that benefit from a compact, mechanical presence.
The overall tone is technical and industrial, evoking digital signage, arcade-era display lettering, and engineered labeling. Its angular rhythm reads assertive and no-nonsense, with a slightly retro-futuristic edge that feels at home in sci‑fi or gaming contexts.
The font appears designed to translate a sans-serif alphabet into a modular, angular system, prioritizing a cohesive techno-industrial character over conventional humanist readability. Its simplified geometry and repeated chamfered motifs suggest an intention to feel fabricated—like lettering cut from metal, plotted, or rendered on a low-resolution display.
The design’s consistent chamfering and squared interior cutouts give it a quasi stencil/engraved feel, while the tight spacing and compact counters increase visual punch at larger sizes. Numerals and capitals appear especially suited to codes, headings, and compact labeling where a strict geometric voice is desired.