Sans Other Esma 8 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, game ui, tech branding, techno, industrial, futuristic, arcade, mechanical, sci-fi styling, industrial labeling, display impact, modular system, angular, square, modular, stencil-like, chamfered.
A blocky, modular sans with predominantly rectangular forms, sharp corners, and occasional chamfered cuts. Strokes are built from thick, solid bars paired with thin, open-line segments, creating a distinctive cut-out/overlay rhythm across many glyphs. Counters tend to be squared or partially open, and several letters use inset gaps, notches, and stepped joints that emphasize a constructed, geometric feel. The overall texture is dense and graphic, with simplified curves that read as squared arcs and a consistent reliance on right angles and flat terminals.
Best suited for display settings where its modular construction can be appreciated—headlines, posters, titles, album artwork, and tech or gaming interfaces. It also works well for logos and short labels where the strong geometric silhouettes and cut-out details can carry a distinctive identity.
The font conveys a technological, engineered tone—more like signage on a machine panel than a neutral text face. Its sharp geometry and stencil-like interruptions suggest sci‑fi interfaces, arcade aesthetics, and industrial labeling, giving the typography a bold, assertive presence.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a geometric sans through a modular, built-from-parts approach, using cut-ins and outline segments to add a synthetic, hardware-like character. The emphasis is on impact and thematic styling rather than quiet neutrality, aiming for a bold, futuristic graphic voice.
Many capitals adopt a boxed, panel-like structure (notably in rounded letters), while diagonals (as in V/W/X) remain strong and planar. The mix of filled masses and thin outlining can produce striking internal highlights at larger sizes, but also creates a busy silhouette that becomes the dominant visual feature in a line of text.