Sans Other Efgin 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logo marks, packaging, sporty, industrial, retro, aggressive, mechanical, impact, motion, tech styling, branding, slanted, stencil-cut, segmented, blocky, condensed counters.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with compact internal counters and broad, flattened curves. Many glyphs are built from chunky geometric masses interrupted by crisp diagonal and vertical cut-ins, creating a segmented, almost stencil-like construction. Terminals tend to be squared or sharply beveled, and bowls are simplified into bold, oval-ish shapes with consistent ink weight. The overall rhythm is tight and forceful, with conspicuous mid-stroke “slices” that read as intentional design features rather than incidental joins.
Best suited to large-scale display typography such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or motorsport-themed branding, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for compact logos and wordmarks where the segmented construction becomes a distinctive brand cue, but it is less appropriate for long-form text.
The segmented cuts and strong slant give the face a fast, muscular tone that suggests motion, machinery, and impact. It reads assertive and sporty, with a retro-tech feel reminiscent of racing graphics and industrial labeling. The dramatic black shapes push it toward display use where attitude matters more than neutrality.
The design appears intended to merge a bold italic sans foundation with a consistent system of carved-in cuts, creating a sense of speed and engineered structure. The goal seems to be instant visual impact and recognizability through the repeated slicing pattern across the character set.
The diagonal slicing motif appears systematically across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive. Because counters are small and several letters have internal breaks, readability drops as size decreases; the style is most effective when the cuts can remain clearly visible.