Wacky Eple 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, kids media, playful, quirky, storybook, whimsical, retro, add personality, create charm, evoke retro, stand out, soft serifs, bulb terminals, ink-trap feel, bouncy, hand-cut.
A decorative serif with soft, rounded wedge serifs and frequent bulb-like terminals that give strokes a slightly swollen, inky finish. Letterforms keep an upright posture but introduce irregular, hand-cut asymmetries and uneven stroke endings that create a lively rhythm. Counters are generally open and generous, while several glyphs feature distinctive internal notches or teardrop-like forms, adding a bespoke, one-off character. Numerals echo the same softened, chunky details and maintain consistent texture in both isolated glyphs and paragraph settings.
Best suited to headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, and other branding moments where personality is the priority. It can also work for short bursts of text—pull quotes or section headers—when you want a distinctive, storybook-like voice without going fully handwritten.
The overall tone feels playful and slightly mischievous, like a vintage storybook or offbeat poster title. Its idiosyncratic details read as intentionally eccentric rather than distressed, projecting charm and humor more than formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a recognizable, characterful serif that breaks typographic regularity through controlled oddities—bulb terminals, softened serifs, and playful interior cuts—while remaining readable for display and short text settings.
Spacing appears comfortable for display use, with a dark, even color that holds together well in short lines. The many unique terminals and interior cuts become more noticeable at larger sizes, where the quirky details can function as a key part of the visual identity.