Sans Other Lymy 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Boldine' by Fateh.Lab, 'Kontesa' by FoxType, 'Artch' by Mevstory Studio, and 'Beni' by Nois (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, stickers, raw, industrial, handmade, gritty, playful, high impact, hand-cut texture, display emphasis, lo-fi character, chunky, irregular, blocky, compressed, torn-edge.
A compact, heavy block sans with uneven, hand-cut contours and slightly unstable verticals. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline in feel, with flattened terminals, abrupt corners, and occasional nicks that make counters and edges look chipped or pressed. The forms stay largely geometric and upright, but widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a jittery rhythm in words. Counters are generally tight and rectangular, and the overall silhouette reads as dense and poster-forward.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, signage, and packaging where the rugged texture can be appreciated. It works well for branding that wants a handmade or industrial tone, and for attention-grabbing labels or merchandise graphics. For longer text, generous tracking and comfortable leading help maintain legibility.
The texture suggests a rough, DIY attitude—like stenciled or cut-paper lettering—giving the font a gritty, lo-fi energy. Its blunt shapes and distressed edge behavior feel assertive and a bit mischievous, leaning toward expressive display rather than polished neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a deliberately roughened, handcrafted construction, trading typographic refinement for character and texture. Its compressed, chunky proportions aim to pack a lot of visual weight into a small horizontal space for bold display use.
In the sample text, the heavy mass and tight apertures increase the black footprint, so spacing and line length strongly affect clarity. The irregular edge detail becomes a defining feature at larger sizes and can visually fill in at smaller sizes.