Sans Other Akho 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event promo, playful, hand-cut, cartoon, punk, grungy, diy texture, bold impact, handmade look, expressive display, irregular, chunky, angular, chiseled, wobbly.
A heavy, display-oriented sans with irregular, hand-cut contours and a distinctly faceted silhouette. Strokes feel carved rather than drawn, with uneven edges, occasional wedge-like terminals, and subtly inconsistent curves that create a lively rhythm. Proportions skew broad and blocky, counters are compact, and the overall texture reads as dense black shapes with small internal openings. The lowercase maintains a tall, sturdy presence, with simple, single-storey constructions and minimal differentiation between rounds and straights beyond the font’s jittery, cut-paper geometry.
Ideal for punchy headlines on posters, flyers, and event promotions where a bold, handmade texture is desirable. It also suits packaging, stickers, album/cover art, and short-format social graphics that benefit from a playful, rough-edged voice.
The tone is mischievous and slightly rough, evoking DIY posters, zines, and comic-style headline lettering. Its deliberate imperfections and chunky forms give it an energetic, streetwise character rather than a polished corporate feel.
The design appears intended to mimic cutout or carved letterforms, prioritizing personality and impact over smooth geometry. Its consistent faceting and uneven perimeter suggest an expressive display sans meant to add a DIY, edgy flavor to titles and branding moments.
Legibility holds up best at larger sizes where the angular cuts and tight counters can be appreciated; in smaller settings the dense weight and small apertures may start to close in. The numerals match the same hand-hewn logic, with blunt corners and irregular curves that keep the set cohesive.