Serif Other Efna 8 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, branding, theatrical, vintage, assertive, playful, editorial, attention-grabbing, vintage display, decorative impact, headline texture, flared serifs, ink-trap cuts, wedge terminals, swashy curves, poster-ready.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with sharply flared wedge serifs and dramatic, sculpted counters. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with tapered joins and frequent triangular cut-ins that read like ink traps or carved notches, creating bright internal highlights in letters such as W, X, and several caps. The overall texture is lively and slightly irregular in rhythm, with curving bowls and angled stress that give forms a dynamic, slanted energy. Lowercase follows the same bold, sculptural logic, with compact apertures and strongly modeled terminals; numerals match the weight and feature similarly carved transitions.
Best suited to large-scale applications where its carved details and flared serifs can be appreciated: posters, cover typography, branding marks, and expressive packaging. It can also work for short editorial headlines or pull quotes, where a bold, characterful voice is desired.
The font projects a showy, stage-like confidence with a distinctly vintage flair. Its high drama and decorative cuts add a playful, slightly mischievous tone, evoking old poster typography and headline-driven editorial design rather than quiet reading.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing display serif that mixes classic wedge-serif cues with decorative internal cuts to create sparkle and motion in dense black forms. Its variable widths and sculpted terminals suggest a goal of producing a distinctive, vintage-leaning headline texture rather than a neutral text face.
The silhouette relies on strong black shapes punctuated by sharp internal notches, which become a defining texture at larger sizes. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, reinforcing a hand-cut, display-first character and making the letterforms feel more animated in words.