Serif Other Efba 6 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, book covers, dramatic, poster, whimsical, retro, ornate, standout display, ornamental detail, retro drama, crafted feel, flared, teardrop, swashlike, cut-in, sculpted.
A very heavy, sculpted serif with strongly flared terminals and distinctive teardrop and wedge-shaped cut-ins that carve into bowls and joins. Strokes alternate between broad vertical masses and sharply pinched apertures, creating an engraved, high-drama rhythm. The serifs read as tapered and bracketed rather than slabby, with many letters showing pointed beaks and internal notches that feel deliberately ornamental. Proportions are broad and headline-oriented, with compact counters and assertive curves that keep the texture dense and graphic.
Best suited to large sizes where the carved details and flared terminals can be appreciated—posters, punchy headlines, title treatments, and distinctive branding marks. It can also work well on packaging and book covers where a decorative serif can carry a strong voice, but it will be less comfortable for long passages of small text.
The overall tone is theatrical and attention-grabbing, mixing classical serif cues with playful, almost storybook-like quirks. Its sharp internal cuts and bulbous curves give it a slightly mysterious, magical feel, while the weight and width push it toward bold, retro display energy.
The design appears intended as a display serif that modernizes traditional serif structure with expressive, carved-in detailing. Its goal is immediate visual personality—creating strong silhouettes and memorable interior shapes that read as crafted and ornamental rather than purely text-functional.
The lowercase shows a prominent single-storey ‘a’ and ‘g’ with strong sculpting, and several characters feature conspicuous interior cutouts that become a key identifying motif. Numerals are similarly stylized, with dramatic curves and wedge-like terminals that match the letterforms. Spacing in the sample reads tight and compact, amplifying the dark, impactful text color.