Sans Other Dabus 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, logotypes, playful, quirky, hand-cut, retro, handmade feel, display impact, distinct texture, playful branding, stencil-like, angular, notched, chunky, irregular.
A chunky sans with simplified, heavy forms and deliberately uneven, hand-cut geometry. Strokes stay broadly consistent, but curves and joins are slightly irregular, with frequent notches and wedge-shaped “bites” that create a subtle stencil/ink-trap effect in counters and terminals. Round letters (O, Q, C, G) read as compact, almost squarish ovals, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) are broad and assertive. The lowercase is sturdy and compact, with a single-storey a and g and minimal modulation, giving the set a cohesive, cut-paper silhouette.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and short bursts of text where its chunky shapes and carved details can read clearly. It also fits playful branding, event graphics, and logo wordmarks that benefit from a handmade, distinctive texture.
The overall tone is friendly and mischievous, like a handmade display face intended to feel informal and characterful rather than precise. Its notched details add a slightly crafty, puzzle-like personality that can feel retro and graphic, without becoming ornate.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice with handcrafted imperfections and stencil-like cut-ins that add visual interest. The consistent use of notches across the alphabet suggests a deliberate system for creating texture and personality while keeping the overall construction firmly sans.
Counters are relatively small and often shaped by angled cut-ins, which increases texture at larger sizes but can reduce clarity in dense settings. The numerals mirror the same carved, irregular logic (notably the 0 and 8), reinforcing a consistent, bespoke look across letters and figures.