Sans Other Notu 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, children's media, playful, bouncy, friendly, quirky, retro, playful display, friendly branding, retro flavor, hand-cut look, soft corners, chunky, cartoonish, irregular rhythm, tilted forms.
A heavy, rounded sans with chunky strokes and softly chamfered corners. The letterforms show intentionally uneven geometry: subtle tilts, varying widths, and slightly off-kilter curves create a lively rhythm rather than strict mechanical consistency. Counters are open and simple, terminals are blunt, and joins tend toward smooth, bulbous connections, giving the set a compact, poster-ready silhouette. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky, simplified construction, keeping the texture dense and bold on the line.
Best suited to attention-grabbing display work such as posters, product packaging, event promos, and brand marks that benefit from a playful, approachable voice. It also works well for children’s titles, games, and casual social graphics where a lively, informal texture is desirable.
The overall tone is cheerful and mischievous, with a hand-cut, cartoon-title energy. Its slight wobble and inflated shapes feel informal and approachable, leaning toward retro display and kid-friendly branding rather than corporate neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display sans with deliberate irregularity—trading strict typographic uniformity for character and motion. It aims to feel hand-shaped and fun while remaining simple and legible at larger sizes.
The irregular baseline feel and varying widths add motion in setting, which can read as expressive in headlines but less disciplined in long passages. The weight and simplified interior spaces help it hold up in short bursts, logos, and large sizes where the shapes can breathe.