Sans Other Dabus 6 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, children’s media, playful, quirky, hand-cut, comic, crafty, handmade feel, display impact, friendly tone, novelty styling, rounded corners, chiseled, irregular, blocky, softened.
A heavy, compact sans with a hand-cut, slightly irregular construction. Strokes are low-contrast with subtly rounded corners and gently wavy edges that create a carved or stamped feel rather than a geometric one. Counters tend to be tight and often squarish (notably in round letters and numerals), while terminals frequently show small notches or wedge-like cuts. Proportions are somewhat variable across glyphs, giving the alphabet an uneven, lively rhythm and a distinctly informal texture in text.
Best suited for display applications where texture and personality are desired: posters, headlines, playful branding, product packaging, and logo/wordmark work. It can also fit children’s or casual entertainment contexts, and short bursts of text where its irregular rhythm becomes a feature rather than a distraction.
The overall tone is playful and offbeat, with a crafted, homemade character that feels more like cut paper or a rubber stamp than a polished corporate sans. Its chunky forms read friendly and humorous, leaning toward comic and novelty uses while still remaining legible at display sizes.
The design intention appears to be a characterful sans that mimics hand-cut lettering—prioritizing warmth, humor, and visual texture over strict uniformity. Its carved terminals, squarish counters, and uneven rhythm suggest it’s meant to stand out in bold, friendly display settings.
The uppercase set appears especially block-forward, with simplified joins and occasional angular cut-ins, while the lowercase introduces more bounce and idiosyncratic shapes (e.g., single-storey forms and varied bowl sizes). Numerals are stout and stylized, with squared counters and slight asymmetries that reinforce the handmade impression.