Sans Other Esba 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, logotypes, packaging, arcade, techno, industrial, retro, aggressive, digital feel, display impact, tech branding, arcade styling, geometric, blocky, squared, modular, stencil-like.
A geometric, block-built sans with heavy rectangular strokes and squared counters. Forms are constructed from straight segments with hard 90° turns, producing a compact, pixel-adjacent silhouette even though edges are crisp rather than aliased. Counters tend to be small and boxy, terminals are blunt, and several letters use cut-ins and notches that create a slightly stencil-like, modular rhythm. The overall width is generous, with capitals and numerals reading as sturdy, display-oriented shapes and lowercase following the same angular logic.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, poster titling, game interfaces, and branding where a bold, techno-leaning look is desirable. It can also work for labels or packaging that benefits from a rigid, industrial feel, while extended body text is less ideal due to the dense weight and tight counters.
The font projects a retro digital and arcade tone, with a mechanical, industrial edge. Its rigid geometry and tight internal spaces create a forceful, utilitarian voice that feels suited to action, sci‑fi, and game UI aesthetics.
The design appears intended to translate a modular, digital-era aesthetic into a clean vector display face, prioritizing impact, consistency, and a distinctive squared construction. The notched details and boxed counters suggest an aim for a futuristic/arcade identity rather than neutral text readability.
In text, the dense strokes and compact apertures can make long passages feel heavy, but the strong, repeatable modules give headings and short phrases a consistent, punchy texture. Numerals and capitals appear especially stable and sign-like due to their squared construction and uniform, blocky presence.