Sans Other Dabeb 3 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, children’s, signage, playful, quirky, friendly, handmade, retro, expressiveness, approachability, handmade feel, retro display, soft corners, chunky, bouncy, informal, wonky.
A chunky sans with soft, slightly rounded terminals and subtly irregular geometry that gives each glyph a gently “wobbly” stance. Curves are broad and full, with compact bowls and small apertures that keep counters tight at display sizes. Strokes stay largely uniform, but the outlines show intentional unevenness and mild overshoot, creating a buoyant rhythm across words. Uppercase forms read sturdy and poster-ready, while the lowercase keeps a simple, single-storey feel in key letters, reinforcing the casual, handcrafted voice.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where character is the priority: posters, playful branding, packaging, event flyers, and informal signage. It can work for brief blurbs or pull quotes, but the tight counters and quirky rhythm are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a comic, off-kilter charm that feels more handmade than engineered. Its uneven rhythm and soft massing suggest fun, spontaneity, and a slightly retro sign-painting energy rather than corporate neutrality.
This design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a deliberately imperfect, hand-cut feel. The aim is expressiveness and warmth—creating an inviting, humorous tone while keeping the construction simple enough to remain immediately legible in headlines.
The font’s personality comes through most in its asymmetric joins and gently leaning curves, which make lines of text feel animated. Numerals are heavy and rounded, matching the letterforms closely and maintaining consistent visual color in mixed alphanumeric settings.