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Otoboke

by Typodermic
Individual Styles from $69.95 USD
The Otoboke Font Family was designed by Ray Larabie and published by Typodermic. Otoboke contains 1 styles.

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Otoboke takes the irreverent swagger of Louis Minott’s 1965 classic Davida and flips it into a grinning, slightly unhinged 21st-century companion. Thick, chunky forms sway between playful curves and abrupt angles, while the subtly mottled edges recall the inky bleed of vintage posters, risograph prints, and over-inked letterpress sheets. Repeated letters rarely repeat themselves, giving headlines and logotypes a restless, almost improvised energy.

Yes, Otoboke can conjure the kaleidoscopic spirit of ’60s psychedelia for a rock poster or album cover—but it’s just as at home in a craft beer label, a kombucha can wrap, or a street food stall banner that needs to look artfully thrown together. It can headline a boutique apparel line’s lookbook, anchor the opening spread of an indie graphic novel, or scrawl across the packaging of a surreal board game. Anywhere you need typography that laughs at perfection but still commands attention, Otoboke delivers.

The name comes from one of Pac-Man’s original ghosts—Japanese for “to play dumb”—and that’s exactly the trick here: it’s silly, it’s off-balance, and yet it’s calculated enough to work across branding, festivals, art exhibitions, café murals, and storefront signage. With extensive Latin-based language support, Otoboke can carry that cheerful mischief from Afrikaans to Zulu, uniting global audiences in its off-kilter charm.

Whether you’re channeling counterculture nostalgia or bringing hand-cut warmth into a hyper-digital setting, Otoboke is your partner in controlled chaos—a typeface that knows the rules, but chooses to wink at them.

Designers: Ray Larabie

Publisher: Typodermic

Foundry: Typodermic

Original Foundry: Typodermic

Design Owner: Typodermic

MyFonts debut: Jul 8, 2008

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About Typodermic

Welcome to Typodermic Fonts, a spirited type foundry rooted in Nagoya, Japan, started by the Canadian typeface designer, Raymond Larabie in 2001. Our library brims with 500+ diverse typefaces to fuel creativity in graphic design, advertising, web, and app development. As digital type pioneers, we adopted web fonts and app licensing early, consistently pushing the design envelope. With Canadian heart and Japanese precision, we're your global partners in extraordinary typography. Explore Typodermic Fonts—where creativity meets character.

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