Sans Other Dabek 17 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, signage, playful, bouncy, friendly, quirky, handmade, whimsy, approachability, informality, display impact, handmade feel, rounded, soft, wonky, chunky, tapered.
A heavy, soft-edged sans with gently irregular contours and a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. Strokes are thick with subtle tapering and swelling, and terminals tend to be rounded or blunted rather than sharp. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving a slightly wobbly baseline feel in text, while counters stay open and forms remain broadly legible. The alphabet shows simplified, informal construction with rounded bowls and a buoyant mix of straight and curved strokes that avoids rigid geometry.
Well suited for headlines, posters, and display settings where an informal, characterful voice is needed. It can work effectively on packaging, event graphics, and signage that benefits from a friendly, attention-grabbing texture, and it’s especially fitting for kid-oriented or whimsical branding and short phrases.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a cartoon-like warmth that feels casual rather than formal. Its uneven rhythm and chunky presence suggest humor and personality, lending a cheerful, “made by hand” character that reads as relaxed and expressive.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display sans with a deliberately imperfect, hand-rendered feel. By combining rounded terminals, chunky strokes, and irregular widths, it prioritizes personality and charm over strict uniformity, aiming to create an energetic, conversational typographic presence.
The figures are compact and friendly, matching the letterforms’ rounded, informal construction. In longer lines the texture is intentionally uneven, so the font reads best when that playful irregularity is part of the intended voice rather than a strictly polished typographic color.