Shadow Kivi 2 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, packaging, social graphics, playful, retro, breezy, friendly, cartoony, built-in depth, cheerful display, vintage signage, attention grab, outline, inline, offset, hand-drawn, rounded.
A lively italic display face built from rounded, monoline outlines with a hollow interior and a consistent offset duplicate stroke that reads as a drop shadow. Forms are slightly bouncy and loosely geometric, with soft corners, open apertures, and a casual handwritten rhythm. The offset shadow is crisp and uniform across caps, lowercase, and numerals, creating a dimensional, sticker-like silhouette while keeping counters largely open and airy.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, logos, poster titles, packaging callouts, and social or editorial display moments where the shadowed outline can carry the design. It performs especially well when you want dimension without a filled heavy weight, and when the background allows the outline and shadow to stay clearly separated.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a nostalgic sign-painting and comic-title energy. Its shadowed outline treatment gives it a buoyant, summery feel that reads more fun than formal, and more expressive than utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver an energetic italic display voice with built-in depth through an offset shadow, echoing vintage signage and playful advertising lettering. The hollow construction keeps the texture light while the shadow provides contrast and visual punch.
The italic slant and shadow offset create a strong directional motion, which can make tight tracking feel busier; it benefits from generous spacing and clean backgrounds. The simplified stroke endings and rounded terminals help maintain clarity even with the layered outline-and-shadow construction.