Sans Other Dirif 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, kids, packaging, stickers, playful, quirky, cartoonish, bouncy, retro, handmade feel, humor, attention grab, friendly display, chunky, rounded, wonky, irregular, heavy.
A chunky, rounded sans with deliberately uneven outlines and a hand-cut, wobbly silhouette. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear, with softly inflated counters and simplified geometry; many terminals look slightly angled or shaved rather than crisply squared. Letterforms vary subtly in width and stance, creating a lively rhythm, while the overall upright structure keeps words readable despite the intentional irregularity.
Best suited for display applications where personality is more important than typographic neutrality—posters, playful headlines, toy or snack packaging, labels, stickers, and event graphics. It can work for short bursts of copy in themed designs, but the heavy texture and irregularity make it less ideal for long-form reading or small UI text.
The font reads as humorous and mischievous, with a cut-paper or rubber-stamp energy that feels informal and animated. Its bouncy spacing and lopsided details give it a friendly, offbeat personality suited to lighthearted messaging rather than formal typography.
The design intention appears to be creating a bold, friendly display sans that mimics handmade, cut-out shapes while staying legible in words and short phrases. Its irregular contours and variable letter widths are used to inject motion and humor into headlines and branding.
Round forms like O/0 and 8 are especially bulbous, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) appear slightly asymmetric, reinforcing the handmade feel. The lowercase is compact and playful, with simple single-storey constructions and prominent, round i-dots that help maintain clarity at display sizes.