Sans Other Waku 4 is a regular weight, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, game ui, tech branding, techno, arcade, industrial, sci-fi, retro, futurism, digital display, industrial labeling, branding impact, angular, chamfered, modular, square, mechanical.
A geometric, modular sans built from straight strokes and squared counters, with frequent chamfered corners that create a faceted, pixel-adjacent silhouette. Forms are predominantly rectangular and open, with crisp terminals and a consistent, engineered rhythm across caps, lowercase, and figures. Round letters are reinterpreted as squared shapes (notably O/Q), and diagonals appear as short, clipped segments rather than smooth angles, reinforcing a constructed, grid-like feel. The overall spacing reads roomy and the letterforms stay clean and legible, especially in all-caps and short words.
Best suited for display settings where its angular geometry can define the visual identity: headlines, posters, packaging, logotypes, game/interface graphics, and tech-leaning branding. It remains readable in short paragraphs, but its strong stylization is most effective at larger sizes or in concise UI labels where the mechanical rhythm becomes a feature.
The font projects a futuristic, machine-made tone with strong retro-digital associations—part arcade UI, part industrial labeling. Its sharp geometry and clipped corners feel assertive and technical, suggesting robotics, gaming, and sci‑fi interfaces rather than editorial warmth.
The design appears intended to translate a grid-based, digital/industrial aesthetic into a clean sans, using chamfers and rectangular counters to suggest precision and circuitry while keeping a straightforward, functional structure for contemporary display typography.
Distinctive details include the boxy O and Q with a small tail, an A with a pointed, roof-like apex, and angular joins in letters like S, K, and R that emphasize the faceted construction. Numerals follow the same squared logic, giving dates and counters a consistent, display-oriented texture.