Sans Other Dabos 8 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids content, signage, playful, quirky, hand-cut, friendly, cartoonish, add warmth, create humor, handmade feel, display impact, wobbly, chunky, rounded, irregular, bouncy.
A heavy, sans-like display face with simplified letterforms and a deliberately uneven silhouette. Strokes are thick with mostly rounded terminals, but edges and joins show a subtle wobble as if cut by hand, creating slight variation in stroke alignment and sidebearings. Counters are generally open and circular, and curves dominate over sharp geometry, while diagonals (like in K, V, W, X, Y) feel slightly skewed for a lively rhythm. Overall spacing reads intentionally inconsistent, contributing to a buoyant, informal texture in lines of text.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, stickers, and playful signage where personality is more important than typographic neutrality. It also works well for children’s content, casual event graphics, and logo wordmarks that benefit from an intentionally handmade feel.
The font projects a humorous, approachable tone with a DIY, handmade sensibility. Its bouncy, slightly off-kilter shapes suggest kids’ media, crafts, casual signage, and lighthearted branding rather than corporate neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice that feels hand-made and approachable. By introducing controlled irregularity into otherwise simple sans structures, it prioritizes character and warmth over strict geometric consistency.
Uppercase forms are broad and compact with soft, inflated bowls (notably in B, D, P, R), while lowercase keeps simple, single-storey constructions and sturdy stems. Numerals are similarly chunky and rounded, matching the playful wobble seen in letters, which helps maintain a consistent voice across alphanumerics.