Sans Other Wiri 8 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids branding, stickers, playful, cartoon, chunky, bubbly, handmade, playful impact, hand-cut feel, cartoon display, friendly branding, texture, rounded, soft corners, ink traps, cut-in notches, compact counters.
A heavy, rounded sans with soft corners, balloon-like curves, and chunky, compact counters. Strokes are intentionally irregular: terminals often show small bite-like notches or cut-ins, and many tops feature subtle highlight-shaped gaps that give a slightly carved or stamped look. The overall silhouette is wide and sturdy, with simplified geometry, minimal interior detail, and a lively rhythm created by uneven stroke contours and occasional pinched joins.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, punchy headlines, product packaging, children’s or entertainment branding, and bold social graphics. It can work for brief blurbs or slogans at larger sizes, where the playful cut details remain clear and the heavy texture becomes an asset.
The font reads friendly and comedic, with a toy-like, animated quality. Its small nicks and highlights add a crafty, hand-shaped feel that leans toward informal, kid-forward, and snackable display typography rather than sober utility.
Likely designed as a characterful display sans that maximizes friendliness and impact through exaggerated weight, rounded construction, and intentionally imperfect carving details. The added notches and highlight gaps suggest an aim to evoke hand-cut signage or a molded, cartoon-like letterform rather than a purely geometric build.
In the sample text, the dense weight and tight counters build strong color on the page, while the irregular cuts help keep long passages from feeling like a uniform black block. Numerals and capitals match the same rounded, carved aesthetic, maintaining consistent personality across the set.