Sans Other Efbim 7 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Arlette' by TypeTogether (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, social media, playful, retro, punchy, friendly, cartoonish, impact, approachability, retro flair, expressiveness, informality, rounded, bouncy, oblique, soft corners, chunky.
A heavy, oblique sans with compact, rounded forms and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and low-contrast, with softened corners and subtly swollen curves that give counters a tight, bubbly feel. The slant is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and figures, and many joins and terminals show slight sculpting that reads as hand-drawn rather than strictly geometric. Overall spacing appears generous for such a dark weight, helping maintain letter separation despite the dense silhouettes.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, logos, packaging callouts, and promotional graphics where a bold, playful voice is desired. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but its dense weight and lively shapes are likely to overwhelm long passages at smaller sizes.
The font communicates a buoyant, comedic energy with a distinctly retro display attitude. Its chunky curves and springy slant feel informal and approachable, leaning toward expressive headline typography rather than quiet utility text.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a friendly, cartoon-leaning tone, using a consistent oblique stance and rounded, inflated shapes to create an energetic display texture.
Capitals are broad and emphatic with rounded interior shapes, while the lowercase keeps a compact footprint with pronounced curvature in letters like a, e, g, and s. Numerals are similarly bold and attention-grabbing, matching the letterforms’ soft, animated quality and maintaining consistent color across mixed text.