Sans Other Olso 5 is a bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, game ui, interfaces, tech, arcade, industrial, futuristic, retro, digital aesthetic, impact display, industrial tone, retro tech, blocky, angular, square, modular, geometric.
A blocky, modular sans built from squared forms and straight strokes with crisp right angles and occasional 45° cuts. Counters are largely rectangular (often like cut-out windows), and curves are minimized in favor of chamfered corners and stepped joins. The rhythm is mechanical and grid-driven, with flat terminals, uniform stroke presence, and slightly condensed interior space that gives a sturdy, pixel-adjacent silhouette without actually being bitmap.
This font performs best in short-to-medium settings where its angular construction can read as a deliberate design choice—headlines, logos, posters, product labeling, and tech or game interface elements. The strong silhouettes and rectangular counters help it hold up in bold, high-contrast applications and display sizes.
The overall tone reads techno and arcade-like, with a utilitarian, machined feel reminiscent of sci‑fi UI labeling and classic game/scoreboard typography. Its sharp geometry and cut-corner details add an assertive, engineered character that feels modern yet distinctly retro-digital.
The design appears intended to translate a grid-based, engineered aesthetic into a clean display sans: sharp, modular forms that prioritize impact and a digital-industrial mood over conventional humanist softness.
Distinctive letter traits include squared bowls and counters, a boxy O/Q, and angular diagonals in forms like K, M, N, V, W, X, and Z. The lowercase follows the same modular logic, keeping terminals and joins hard-edged for a consistent voice across cases and numerals.