Barbapa 3 Font

Barbapa 3 TrueTypeFreeware
BARBAPA-.TTF

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Author's note

Barbapa 3 font by Ola Nilsson is a free outlined display typeface in the Barbapa family, bubbling with loose, hand-drawn charm. Each letter looks like an inflated doodle—soft, rounded, and a little wobbly—so text feels playful and alive rather than rigid or mechanical. The airy outline lets backgrounds show through, giving posters, covers, and banners a light, floating energy instead of heavy blocks of color.

Using Barbapa 3, you can bring a friendly, cartoonish vibe to kids’ books, party invitations, toy packaging, classroom materials, playful logos, and social media graphics. This free font shines at large sizes where its squishy contours can breathe. Pair it with a simple geometric sans for body text, and let Barbapa 3 handle the headlines and short phrases that need personality.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Created by Ola Nilsson -97 spaceboy_@hotmail.com
Font family
Barbapa
Font subfamily
3
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 Barbapa 3
Full font name
Barbapa 3
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 1997-11-18
Postscript font name
Barbapa3

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics

Font details

Created1997-11-18
Revision1
Glyph count63
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureOutlined
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI