Sans Other Dabub 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, kids media, playful, retro, whimsical, chunky, friendly, display impact, quirky character, retro flavor, playful branding, memorability, bulbous, bouncy, soft corners, stencil-like, ink-trap.
A heavy, rounded sans with sculpted, slightly flared terminals and frequent teardrop-like notches that create a cut-in, almost stencil-like texture. Curves are broad and generous (notably in C, O, S, and numerals), while straight strokes show subtle tapering and irregular, hand-carved modulation. The lowercase is compact and sturdy, with simple, single-storey forms and minimal counters that stay open despite the weight. Several letters show distinctive internal cutaways and pinched joins, giving the face a lively, uneven rhythm without looking distressed.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, headlines, logos, packaging, and short punchy statements where the decorative cut-ins remain legible and contribute character. It can work well for playful branding, children’s media, event promotion, and retro-themed graphics, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is playful and retro, with a cartoonish friendliness and a touch of quirky theatricality. Its chunky silhouettes and decorative cut-ins read as bold and attention-seeking, suggesting fun, novelty, and informal personality rather than neutrality or restraint.
This font appears designed to deliver a bold, friendly display voice by combining rounded sans foundations with carved notches and tapered terminals for added personality. The aim is high visual impact and memorability, prioritizing characterful shapes over typographic neutrality for text-heavy reading.
The design’s signature is the repeated use of small internal scoops/notches and tapered ends, which adds sparkle at display sizes but can also introduce busy detail in dense settings. Numerals are round and prominent, matching the soft, inflated feel of the letters, and the capitals carry a poster-like presence with slightly idiosyncratic proportions.