Sans Other Barus 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids media, logos, playful, quirky, retro, cartoonish, handmade, attention grab, playful display, retro flavor, informal tone, distinctive slant, rounded, bouncy, blobby, tilted, chunky.
A chunky, rounded sans with a consistent reverse-leaning slant and soft, inflated contours. Strokes stay largely monolinear, but terminals are often wedge-like or subtly flared, creating a lively, cut-paper feel rather than a mechanical geometric build. Counters are compact and sometimes asymmetrical, and many letters show small notches and pinched joins that introduce a wavy rhythm. Overall spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, hand-shaped texture across words and lines.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and logos where personality is the priority. It also fits playful editorial accents and kids-oriented or entertainment applications, especially at larger sizes where its quirky details and variable rhythm can be appreciated.
The font projects a humorous, mischievous tone with a retro display energy. Its bouncy silhouettes and offbeat slant feel friendly and animated, leaning toward playful signage and characterful branding rather than neutrality or restraint.
Designed to deliver bold, attention-grabbing letterforms with a handmade, humorous flavor. The reverse slant and irregular internal shaping suggest an intention to stand apart from conventional italics and standard sans structures, trading strict uniformity for charm and motion.
The reverse-italic angle is a defining trait and gives text a distinctive “pushed-back” motion. Round letters like O and 0 read as weighty and slightly squashed, while diagonals and arms (as in K, R, and Z) emphasize pointed, chiseled endings that add sparkle to the otherwise soft forms.