Sans Other Dabek 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, editorial display, playful, hand-cut, retro, quirky, friendly, add personality, handmade feel, retro display, friendly emphasis, bold impact, rounded, soft corners, bouncy, irregular rhythm, chunky.
A heavy, soft-edged sans with subtly irregular contours that feel cut or drawn rather than mechanically constructed. Strokes are thick and largely monolinear, with rounded joins and gently notched terminals that create a lively, uneven texture. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, and counters are generous and simplified, giving the alphabet a bold, approachable silhouette. The overall rhythm is intentionally wobbly—consistent in weight, but with slight shifts in width, curvature, and stance that keep lines of text animated.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are desirable: posters, headlines, product packaging, children’s materials, and bold editorial callouts. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that benefit from an approachable, hand-crafted feel, while extended small-text reading may feel busy due to the intentionally irregular rhythm.
The tone is upbeat and informal, with a crafty, hand-made character that reads as friendly and a bit mischievous. Its buoyant shapes and uneven cadence suggest fun, casual communication rather than strict neutrality, evoking a retro display sensibility suited to attention-grabbing headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold sans presence with hand-made charm—prioritizing warmth and character over strict geometric regularity. Its simplified forms and soft, carved-like terminals aim to stay legible while injecting a playful, organic voice into display typography.
In the sample text, the irregular widths and soft corners create a strong “bounce” across words, with especially distinctive diagonals and curved letters that add personality. The numerals match the same chunky, rounded construction and maintain clear shapes at display sizes.