Sans Other Ipgi 9 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, gaming ui, futuristic, techy, playful, retro, tech branding, display impact, systematic geometry, retro-future feel, rounded, square-cut, stencil-like, geometric, modular.
A heavy, geometric sans with rounded-rectangle bowls and frequent horizontal shears that create notched, stencil-like apertures. Curves are smoothed and uniform while terminals tend to be blunt and squared, producing a modular, engineered look. Many counters and joins lean on flat, horizontal segments (notably in S, a, e, s, and numerals), giving the texture a sleek, segmented rhythm. Uppercase forms are broad and stable, and lowercase stays compact with simple, single-storey constructions and minimal stroke modulation.
Best suited to display settings where its segmented geometry can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logotypes, product packaging, and entertainment or gaming interfaces. It can work for short UI labels and navigation at larger sizes, but the unusual apertures and simplified counters may feel busy or ambiguous in long-form reading.
The overall tone reads futuristic and digital, with a slightly retro sci‑fi flavor reminiscent of industrial labeling and arcade-era display typography. Its rounded geometry keeps it friendly, while the cut-ins and flattened curves add a technical, synthetic edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive techno identity using a consistent system of rounded rectangles and strategic cut-outs, balancing friendliness with a machine-made aesthetic. It emphasizes recognizability and graphic impact over traditional text neutrality.
Distinctive, repeated notch motifs and flattened interior spaces are the defining signature, which increases personality but can reduce clarity in small sizes. The design maintains consistent corner radii and a tight, uniform stroke feel, helping it hold together in short headlines and branding marks.