Sans Other Dabak 4 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A heavy, compact sans with softly rounded corners and subtly uneven stroke behavior that gives the letters a lively, hand-cut feel. The forms are simplified and sturdy, with broad verticals, small-ish counters, and slightly pinched joins in places, producing a chunky silhouette. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, and terminals are generally blunt and rounded rather than sharply squared, contributing to a bouncy rhythm in text. Numerals and capitals read as bold, poster-friendly shapes with minor irregularities that keep the texture from feeling purely geometric.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, headlines, splashy editorial openers, packaging, and identity marks where a bold, characterful voice is desired. It can also work for short, playful captions or signage, especially when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing to keep the heavy texture from closing in.
The overall tone is upbeat and informal, with a friendly cartoon energy that feels suited to fun, nostalgic, or quirky messaging. Its deliberate unevenness adds personality and approachability, making the font feel more like a crafted display face than a neutral workhorse.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, slightly quirky personality—combining strong, simple sans structures with small irregularities to avoid a strictly mechanical feel. It aims for memorable, high-contrast page presence without relying on ornament or serifs.
In the sample text, the dense weight and compact counters create strong color and high impact, while the slight wobble in widths and curves adds movement across a line. The texture is most distinctive at larger sizes, where the rounded corners and idiosyncratic shapes become part of the voice.