Sans Normal Mobab 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Avenir Next', 'Avenir Next Arabic', 'Avenir Next Cyrillic', 'Avenir Next Georgian', 'Avenir Next Hebrew', 'Avenir Next Paneuropean', 'Avenir Next Thai', and 'Avenir Next World' by Linotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, playful, retro, bold, friendly, punchy, display impact, friendly branding, retro tone, signage clarity, rounded, soft-cornered, chunky, compact, geometric.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Curves are built from full, circular arcs while joins and terminals are cleanly cut, giving many letters a subtly sheared, wedge-like finish (notably in diagonals and some curved openings). The overall rhythm is dense and blocky, with sturdy verticals, simplified forms, and minimal modulation, producing strong, high-impact silhouettes across both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to large display settings where its mass and rounded geometry can dominate—posters, headlines, logo wordmarks, packaging, and bold signage. It also works well for short bursts of text such as callouts or section headers, especially where a friendly, retro-leaning voice is desired.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, with a distinctly retro, poster-ready energy. Its chunky geometry and softened curvature read as friendly and informal, while the crisp cuts add a touch of assertiveness that keeps it from feeling purely bubbly.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact with a soft, approachable feel: a geometric, rounded display sans that reads quickly at large sizes and creates memorable, chunky shapes for branding and promotional typography.
Many letters show intentionally reduced apertures and tight counters (e.g., in a, e, s), which boosts bold presence but can lower clarity at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same chunky geometry, with simple, signage-like shapes and prominent curves.