Sans Other Emfa 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game ui, packaging, futuristic, sporty, aggressive, industrial, retro, impact, speed, tech styling, branding, slanted, angular, blocky, squared, condensed counters.
A heavy, slanted sans with sharply chamfered corners and a predominantly rectilinear build. Strokes are chunky and geometric, with squared bowls and tight internal counters that read as small cutouts rather than open apertures. Terminals tend to end in angled wedges, and several glyphs use stepped notches and carved-in joins that amplify a machined, modular feel. The rhythm is punchy and compact in the counters while remaining expansive in overall letter width, producing a strong, continuous texture in lines of text.
Best suited for display settings where impact and speed are desired: headlines, posters, esports or sports branding, game titles and UI labels, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for short bursts of text, but the tight counters and dense texture make it less ideal for long-form reading at smaller sizes.
The tone is fast, forceful, and tech-leaning, evoking motorsport graphics, arcade-era display lettering, and industrial signage. Its sharp angles and forward slant add urgency and momentum, making it feel assertive and performance-driven rather than neutral or conversational.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual impact with a forward-leaning stance and a faceted, machine-cut geometry. Its construction prioritizes bold presence and a cohesive techno-industrial styling for attention-grabbing, high-energy typography.
The design’s distinctive identity comes from consistent corner chamfers and repeated wedge cuts that create a cohesive, engineered motif across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. The italic construction is integral (not a simple oblique), and the small counters mean it relies on generous sizing and clean contrast for best clarity.