Sans Other Esmi 1 is a bold, wide, high contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, apparel, industrial, sporty, stencil, retro, mechanical, attention grabbing, stencil motif, motion cue, brand distinctiveness, signage impact, slashed, angular, geometric, oblique, compact joints.
A heavy, oblique sans with blocky geometry and frequent internal cut-ins that read like stencil breaks or blade-like slashes. Many bowls and counters are partially opened by straight vertical or diagonal notches, creating a fragmented rhythm while keeping a strong, continuous outer silhouette. Curves are simplified into broad arcs with abrupt transitions into flat segments, and terminals tend to be squared and assertive rather than tapered. The overall texture is dense and graphic, with consistent slashing motifs across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to large-scale display settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, and branding where the slashed stencil motif can be a primary visual feature. It can also work well on packaging, apparel graphics, and event or sports-themed materials where bold, kinetic letterforms help establish impact.
The repeated cutaway forms and forward lean give the font a fast, engineered feel—part sports branding, part industrial stencil. Its visual voice is loud and attention-grabbing, with a slightly retro, display-oriented attitude reminiscent of signage and performance-themed graphics.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, high-impact sans voice by combining broad, geometric forms with consistent stencil-like interruptions. The forward slant and repeated cutaways suggest an emphasis on motion and mechanical precision, aiming for recognizability and graphic punch in short text runs.
The numerals and rounded letters (like O, Q, 6, 8, 9) emphasize the signature cutout treatment, producing distinctive silhouettes that prioritize style over conventional readability at smaller sizes. The sample text shows the design holds together as a cohesive pattern, but the internal breaks create a busy texture that benefits from generous sizing and spacing.