Sans Other Apma 3 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, children’s, packaging, logos, playful, chunky, bouncy, friendly, cartoonish, informality, handmade feel, playful impact, friendly branding, rounded, irregular, hand-cut, quirky, soft corners.
A heavy, monoline sans with rounded corners and a deliberately irregular, hand-cut construction. Strokes maintain a consistent thickness, while outlines show subtle waviness and uneven joins that create a lively texture. Counters are generally compact and rounded, and several glyphs lean or wobble slightly, producing an animated rhythm across words. Terminals are blunt and soft rather than sharp, and spacing feels loose and buoyant, prioritizing character over strict geometric regularity.
Best suited to display typography where its irregular rhythm can be appreciated—posters, headings, playful branding, kids-focused materials, packaging, and short-tagline logos. It can also work for bold labels or social graphics where a friendly, handcrafted tone is desirable, but it’s less appropriate for dense body text.
The font reads as cheerful and informal, with a homemade, crafty energy. Its uneven silhouette and chunky proportions evoke playful signage and cartoon titling, making text feel personable and approachable rather than corporate or technical.
The design appears intended to provide a bold sans voice with a handmade, animated personality—combining simple letter structures with intentionally imperfect contours to create warmth and visual humor at larger sizes.
Uppercase forms tend to be blocky and simplified, while lowercase letters add extra personality through asymmetry and varied shapes (notably in forms like a, g, r, and s). Numerals share the same rounded, cut-paper feel, with bold, easily recognizable silhouettes that suit display settings.