Sans Other Noby 5 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, kids branding, packaging, stickers, playful, whimsical, cartoonish, friendly, bouncy, attention grab, playful branding, handmade feel, friendly tone, chunky, rounded, irregular, wobbly, soft-cornered.
A heavy, chunky sans with softly rounded corners and intentionally irregular geometry. Strokes are monolinear and compact, with bulbous curves, wide bowls, and simplified joins that keep counters open despite the dense weight. Many glyphs sit with a slight wobble or tilt, creating an uneven rhythm across a line while maintaining consistent overall proportions. Terminals tend to be blunt and padded rather than sharp, and figures match the letters with similarly stout, rounded shapes.
Best suited to short display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and playful branding where a bold, characterful voice is needed. It can work well for kids-focused materials, event graphics, or humorous editorial callouts; extended text will emphasize the irregular rhythm and may feel restless at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is lighthearted and mischievous, like hand-cut paper letters or a cartoon title card. Its uneven stance and buoyant shapes give text a lively, humorous voice that feels informal and approachable rather than precise or corporate.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact with a friendly, comic sensibility—combining thick, simplified letterforms with a purposely uneven stance to evoke hand-made energy while staying broadly readable.
The font’s personality comes from controlled inconsistency: widths and silhouettes vary from glyph to glyph, and baselines feel subtly bouncy in the sample text. The bold massing and softened corners help it stay legible at display sizes while still reading as deliberately quirky.