Sans Other Bubir 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children's, comics, playful, quirky, handmade, comic, personality, informality, display impact, handmade feel, irregular, bouncy, chunky, rounded, wonky.
A compact, heavy sans with deliberately irregular construction and a hand-cut feel. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear, but letterforms vary in width and show uneven curves, slightly shifting verticals, and subtly lopsided counters that create an animated rhythm. Terminals tend to be blunt and rounded rather than crisp, and curves are soft and inflated, especially in bowls and numerals. The lowercase is simple and compact with small counters and short extenders, while the uppercase carries more sculpted, cartoon-like silhouettes.
Well-suited to posters, headlines, and short display copy where a playful, handmade tone is desired. It can work nicely for children’s materials, comic-style titles, casual packaging, event flyers, and attention-grabbing brand moments that benefit from an informal, characterful voice.
The overall tone is lighthearted and mischievous, with a casual, doodled energy that reads as friendly rather than formal. Its uneven rhythm and puffy shapes evoke a playful, kid-friendly voice and a slightly retro comic sensibility.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display sans with purposeful irregularity, prioritizing personality and motion over strict geometric consistency. Its forms suggest a hand-drawn or cut-paper influence aimed at creating a friendly, humorous texture in titles and punchy phrases.
The font’s irregular widths and shifting outlines make it most effective when used at moderate to large sizes, where the intentionally imperfect contours and distinctive silhouettes can be appreciated without feeling noisy. Round letters (like O, Q, and 0) appear especially buoyant, reinforcing the bouncy texture in text.