Sans Other Ohba 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, game ui, arcade, brutalist, industrial, retro, playful, impact, distinctiveness, retro feel, industrial edge, display clarity, blocky, angular, stencil-like, mechanical, irregular.
A heavy, block-built sans with sharply angular construction and slightly irregular, hand-cut edges. Strokes are predominantly monolinear, with corners often clipped or chamfered into wedges that create a faceted silhouette. Counters tend to be small and mostly rectangular, and several letters use notches or cut-ins that add a pseudo-stencil feel without fully separating strokes. The rhythm is chunky and compact, with some glyph-to-glyph width variation and occasional asymmetry that keeps the texture lively rather than strictly geometric.
Best suited to headlines, posters, logos, and packaging where a strong, graphic presence is desired. It also works well for game UI titles, retro-themed designs, and punchy signage where the angular, constructed forms can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The overall tone reads bold and game-like, mixing retro arcade energy with a rough, industrial attitude. Its chiseled cuts and squared counters give it a mechanical, constructed character, while the slight irregularities add a playful, DIY edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through compact, squared forms and deliberate cutaway details, evoking a retro-digital or industrial aesthetic. Its constructed geometry prioritizes distinctive silhouettes and bold texture over quiet readability for long passages.
In the sample text, the dense black shapes produce strong impact at display sizes, while the tight counters and angular notches can start to merge as size decreases. Numerals and capitals share the same blocky logic, supporting a consistent, poster-friendly texture across mixed content.