Wacky Upba 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: halloween, posters, party flyers, horror comedy, game titles, spooky, goopy, playful, grungy, cartoonish, themed impact, creepy fun, texture effect, dripping, blobby, chunky, ragged, ink-like.
A heavy, compact display face built from rounded, blobby forms with irregular, drip-like terminals and bitten-looking counters. Strokes stay broadly even, with softened corners and occasional notches that create a distressed, melting silhouette. The overall rhythm is lively and uneven in detail while maintaining consistent thickness and a clear, readable skeleton across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for attention-grabbing headlines on posters, party flyers, seasonal promotions, and packaging where a spooky or slime-themed aesthetic is desired. It works especially well for titles, short taglines, and logo-like wordmarks where the drips can be appreciated at larger sizes.
The dripping edges and gooey contours give the font a creepy-fun tone that reads more mischievous than truly menacing. It evokes Halloween props, slime, and comic horror—expressive, kinetic, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears intended to deliver an immediately recognizable “melting/dripping” effect while preserving straightforward letterforms for quick readability. Its controlled consistency in weight and proportions suggests a purposeful novelty display font aimed at themed, high-impact use.
Capitals have a friendly, inflated presence, while many lowercase letters lean into exaggerated descenders and droplet tails that add texture in lines of text. Numerals and punctuation follow the same ooze motif, making the style cohesive for short bursts of display typography.