Inline Ashi 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, sports branding, game titles, industrial, futuristic, gritty, aggressive, mechanical, impact, texture, tech feel, industrial signage, display branding, blocky, rounded corners, stencil-like, distressed, segmented.
A heavy, block-built display face with broad, squared proportions softened by rounded corners and chamfered joins. The letterforms are largely constructed from straight segments and simple curves, with frequent internal cut-outs and an inline carved through the black mass, creating a layered, hollowed look. Counters tend to be squarish and compact, terminals are blunt, and diagonals are steep and geometric, giving the overall texture a dense, poster-like rhythm. Subtle distressed breaks and slits appear across multiple glyphs, adding a worn, engineered surface.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, album/film/game graphics, and bold wordmarks. It can also work for sports or esports-style branding and punchy packaging moments where an industrial, engineered texture is desirable.
The tone is tough and utilitarian, mixing a sci‑fi/tech feel with a rugged, worn-in edge. Its carved channels and fractures suggest machinery, armor plating, or industrial signage, resulting in a high-impact, assertive voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum display impact through a monolithic silhouette while adding interest via carved inlines, hollowed counters, and controlled distressing. The goal is a strong, mechanical aesthetic that remains legible in big, attention-grabbing typography.
The inline and cut-out structure creates strong internal contrast within each glyph, which reads best at larger sizes where the carved details stay clear. In longer lines of text the dense black coverage can feel forceful, while the segmented construction keeps it from becoming a pure solid slab.