Serif Other Efra 8 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logotypes, retro, playful, theatrical, punchy, whimsical, expressiveness, vintage display, impact, branding character, showcard feel, flared, ball terminals, ink traps, chiseled, soft corners.
A highly stylized serif display face with compact counters, thick–thin modulation, and prominent flared, wedge-like terminals. Strokes are heavy and rounded at the corners, with frequent teardrop/ball-like terminals and sharp internal notches that create a carved, cut-in feel. Curves are full and sculpted, while verticals and stems stay assertive; the overall rhythm alternates between broad bowls (O, Q) and tighter, more angular joins (W, M, K). Numerals echo the same dramatic shaping, with bold silhouettes and distinctive cut-ins and terminals.
Best suited for headlines and short display copy where its sculpted details can read clearly—posters, event branding, packaging, menus, signage, and bold editorial openers. It can also work for logo wordmarks that want a retro, expressive serif voice.
The font reads as retro and theatrical, with a playful, poster-like swagger. Its sculpted terminals and carved details give it a showcard or carnival flavor, balancing friendliness (soft curves) with drama (deep notches and high contrast).
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality in a heavy display serif, using flared terminals, deep ink-trap-like notches, and high-contrast shaping to create a carved, vintage showcard impression with strong impact at larger sizes.
At text sizes the distinctive cut-ins, tight apertures, and ball terminals become a defining texture, so spacing and word shapes feel lively and irregular rather than quiet and even. The lowercase is strongly characterful (single-storey a, prominent ear-like terminals), and the overall color on the page is dark and emphatic.