Sans Other Lobab 10 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, kids, playful, handmade, quirky, friendly, retro, handmade feel, display impact, friendly tone, retro texture, chunky, soft-cornered, irregular, bouncy, compact.
A chunky sans with hand-drawn irregularity and soft, blunted corners. Strokes are heavy and largely monoline, with subtly uneven contours that create a lively, organic texture. Counters are compact and often slightly squarish, and many terminals appear cut or flattened rather than crisply geometric. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, producing a bouncy rhythm in words and a strongly individualized silhouette in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to display use such as posters, packaging, signage, and brand marks where a friendly, handcrafted voice is desired. It works well for short headlines, labels, and playful editorial callouts where texture and character matter more than quiet readability.
The overall tone is playful and approachable, with a casual, handcrafted feel that reads as quirky rather than formal. Its uneven shapes and compact counters give it a retro craft/DIY energy suited to expressive, characterful typography.
The design appears intended to mimic a hand-cut or marker-drawn sans: sturdy, high-impact letterforms with intentionally imperfect outlines. Its goal seems to be adding warmth and personality to bold display typography without relying on decorative serifs.
In text, the lively width variation and irregular curves add personality but also increase visual noise, especially in dense settings. The numerals and capitals maintain the same blocky, softened construction, helping headings and short phrases feel cohesive and punchy.