Sans Other Dabuk 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s media, headlines, stickers, playful, quirky, friendly, cartoonish, hand-cut, add personality, feel handmade, be approachable, stand out, rounded, bulbous, bouncy, soft corners, irregular.
A heavy, rounded sans with softly squared corners and subtly uneven stroke behavior that gives the letters a hand-cut, organic feel. Bowls are full and slightly flattened in places, counters are generous, and terminals tend to end bluntly rather than taper. Curves show mild wobble and asymmetry, and widths vary across the set, creating a lively rhythm in words. The lowercase includes single-storey forms (notably a and g) and simple, open shapes; the numerals are similarly chunky with friendly, open interiors.
Best suited to display applications where personality matters more than strict regularity—posters, playful branding, packaging, event graphics, and children-oriented materials. It can work for short bursts of copy or captions at comfortable sizes, but its lively, irregular rhythm is most effective in headings and punchy statements.
The overall tone is cheerful and informal, with a bouncy, comedic energy reminiscent of kids’ media and handmade signage. Its slight irregularity reads as approachable and human rather than precise or corporate.
The design appears intended to provide a friendly, humorous display voice within a sans framework, using rounded geometry and controlled irregularity to feel handmade and expressive while remaining clearly legible.
The round punctuation and dots feel prominent at display sizes, and the set’s uneven sidebearings contribute to a loose, animated texture in lines of text. The mix of straighter stems and slightly squashed curves creates a distinctive, off-kilter silhouette that stands out in headlines.