Sans Other Epko 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports, gaming ui, techno, industrial, arcade, futuristic, assertive, impact, modularity, sci-fi ui, branding, blocky, square, angular, chamfered, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-constructed sans with squared counters, flat terminals, and crisp right-angle geometry softened by occasional chamfered cuts. Strokes maintain a solid, even presence, with frequent internal notches and cut-ins that create a pseudo-stencil rhythm in letters like E, S, and Z. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s rigid structure, with single-story a and g and boxy bowls that emphasize grid alignment. Overall spacing reads compact and sturdy, with strong rectangular silhouettes and minimal curvature.
Best suited to high-impact display settings such as posters, title treatments, logotypes, esports or sports branding, and game/interface graphics where the chunky geometry stays legible and energetic. It also works well for short labels or badges that benefit from an engineered, modular feel.
The font conveys a mechanical, game-like tone—confident, punchy, and deliberately synthetic. Its squared forms and cutout details evoke retro arcade graphics, sci‑fi interfaces, and utilitarian industrial labeling, giving text a bold, commanding presence.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through modular, grid-based construction and distinctive cut-in details, balancing strict rectilinear forms with just enough chamfering to keep shapes from feeling purely monolithic. The result prioritizes recognizability and attitude in large sizes over subtlety in continuous reading.
Distinctive square counters and small inset apertures give many glyphs a “carved” look, boosting texture in headlines but reducing delicacy at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same geometric logic, with angular diagonals and boxy interiors that keep the set visually unified.