Sans Normal Imbob 5 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, headlines, stickers, playful, cartoon, friendly, bubbly, casual, approachability, high impact, playfulness, simplicity, rounded, soft, puffy, chunky, blunt.
A heavy, rounded sans with inflated, blob-like letterforms and smooth monoline strokes. Terminals are consistently soft and bulbous, counters are compact, and many joins are gently pinched where strokes meet, creating a hand-shaped, cushiony silhouette. The overall construction favors broad curves and simplified geometry over sharp corners, with slightly irregular internal spacing that enhances an organic, drawn feel. Figures and capitals follow the same puffy logic, keeping a cohesive, high-impact texture in display sizes.
Best suited for playful display typography such as kids’ products, snack and candy packaging, posters, party materials, stickers, and social graphics. It also works well for short headlines or logo wordmarks where a friendly, rounded impact is desired.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, with a cartoon warmth that reads as humorous and child-friendly rather than formal. Its soft massing and rounded edges give it a comforting, toy-like personality that feels energetic and lighthearted.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum friendliness and visibility through oversized, rounded strokes and simplified forms, prioritizing bold silhouette and charm over text-efficiency. Its inflated construction suggests a deliberate “bubble” aesthetic aimed at fun, approachable branding and upbeat display settings.
The dense black shapes and small counters can reduce clarity at very small sizes or in long paragraphs, but the forms stay recognizable thanks to strong silhouettes and generous rounding. The font’s visual rhythm is bouncy, with a slightly hand-made unevenness that adds charm in headings and short bursts of text.