Wacky Poke 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, stickers, playful, quirky, bouncy, retro, cartoony, attention, humor, nostalgia, whimsy, impact, rounded, bulbous, blobby, soft, swashy.
A heavy, rounded display face with chunky, blob-like strokes and frequent teardrop terminals. The letterforms lean on soft, inflated curves and subtly uneven contours, creating a hand-shaped feel despite an overall consistent rhythm. Counters are small and often irregular, with tight apertures and pronounced joins that form puddle-like connections in letters such as B, R, and g. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, and several forms include swashy tails or curled ends that add motion without introducing a slant.
Best suited to short display settings where personality is the goal: headlines, posters, playful packaging, event promos, and kid-oriented or casual branding. It also works well for stickers, merch, and social graphics where the bold silhouette needs to read quickly from a distance.
The tone is exuberant and comedic, with a buoyant, cartoon-signage energy. Its exaggerated softness and quirky details read as friendly and intentionally odd, evoking retro novelty lettering and playful pop culture cues rather than formal typography.
The design appears intended to deliver instant character through oversized weight, rounded forms, and humorous irregularities. It prioritizes expressive silhouette and a lively rhythm over neutral readability, making it ideal for attention-grabbing, lighthearted communication.
At text sizes the dense ink coverage and tight counters can make internal shapes close up, while larger sizes emphasize the distinctive terminals and lumpy silhouette. Numerals share the same inflated, organic construction, keeping the set cohesive for short, punchy statements.