Sans Other Bulul 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, logos, quirky, playful, retro, spiky, theatrical, standout display, quirky branding, retro flavor, thematic impact, flared terminals, ink-trap-like notches, wedge cuts, rounded corners, stencil-like.
A condensed, heavy sans with softly rounded outer corners and distinctive wedge-cut terminals that create sharp, spur-like points. Strokes are generally uniform but feature frequent tapered notches and flared endings, producing a chiseled, cut-paper rhythm rather than purely geometric construction. Counters are compact and often squarish-rounded, with occasional ink-trap-like openings and pinched joins that add texture. The overall silhouette feels irregular in a deliberate way—some letters lean toward rounded rectangles while others introduce blade-like diagonals and pointed interior cuts—yielding a lively, high-contrast-in-shape (rather than stroke) texture across lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where its distinctive terminals and chiseled details can be appreciated—such as posters, event titles, packaging, and brand marks. It can work for short blocks of attention-grabbing copy, but the dense counters and decorative cuts may feel busy at small sizes or in long-form text.
The tone is expressive and eccentric, mixing a friendly rounded base with edgy, sharpened cuts that read as mischievous and slightly gothic. It suggests a retro display attitude—part carnival poster, part spooky-fun branding—without becoming fully script or blackletter. The spiky terminals add motion and personality, giving headlines a dramatic, playful bite.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, condensed headline voice with an unconventional, cut-terminal motif that differentiates it from standard grotesques. By pairing rounded structural shapes with sharp notches and flares, it aims to feel approachable yet dramatic, providing instant character for themed or entertainment-oriented typography.
Uppercase forms tend to feel more monolithic and blocky, while many lowercase letters introduce more pronounced pointed terminals and cut-in details, increasing the decorative effect in running text. Numerals are similarly chunky and compact, with rounded-rectangular shapes and occasional sharp incisions that keep them consistent with the letterforms.