Sans Other Lyma 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, stickers, playful, hand-cut, quirky, retro, folksy, handmade look, display impact, friendly tone, textural print, chunky, irregular, inked, blunt, bouncy.
A heavy, chunky sans with irregular, hand-cut contours and subtly shifting letter widths. Strokes are blunt and tapered in places, with uneven terminals that create a slightly worn, inked texture rather than crisp geometric edges. Counters tend to be small and asymmetric, and curves wobble gently, producing a lively rhythm. The overall silhouette is compact and sturdy, with simplified forms and a deliberately imperfect consistency across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for attention-grabbing display settings such as posters, packaging, event graphics, and bold branding where a handcrafted texture is desirable. It works well for short headlines, labels, and punchy callouts, especially when the goal is to add warmth and informal character.
The font conveys a playful, handmade attitude—like cut paper, rough stamp ink, or brushy sign lettering translated into a bold display face. Its uneven edges and buoyant shapes feel friendly and humorous, with a faint retro craft sensibility rather than a polished corporate tone.
The design appears intended to mimic handmade lettering through controlled irregularity—varying widths, softened corners, and uneven terminals—while maintaining enough structure to stay legible and cohesive in display typography.
In text, the dense color and tight interior spaces make the face read as strongly graphic, while the irregular outlines add character at larger sizes. Numerals and lowercase share the same rough-hewn personality, supporting cohesive headlines and short bursts of copy where texture is part of the message.