Wacky Labab 12 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Banda Nova' and 'Moreno' by Typedepot and 'Cabrito Semi' by insigne (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, brand marks, kids media, playful, retro, cheeky, folksy, handmade, attention, personality, whimsy, retro charm, informality, soft serifs, rounded corners, bulb terminals, bouncy rhythm, chunky.
A heavy, chunky display face with softened slab-like serifs and rounded, slightly lumpy outlines. Strokes stay broadly consistent but show subtle, hand-cut irregularities at joins and terminals, giving the letters a gently uneven texture rather than geometric precision. Counters are generous and round, with compact apertures and a lively, bouncing baseline/shoulder rhythm in the lowercase. Numerals are stout and friendly, with the 2, 3, and 5 showing pronounced curves and bulbous terminals that match the overall chunky construction.
Best suited to short, high-visibility applications such as posters, event titles, playful branding, packaging callouts, and merch graphics. It can work for punchy subheads or brief passages when a friendly, quirky voice is desired, but its irregular details favor display sizes over long-form reading.
The tone is humorous and warm, mixing a retro sign-painting feel with a quirky, cartoonish confidence. Its soft corners and slightly offbeat shapes keep it approachable and informal, suggesting personality over neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing voice with a handcrafted, slightly eccentric finish—combining slab-like structure with softened, whimsical detailing to feel distinctive and memorable.
Uppercase forms read sturdy and poster-ready, while the lowercase leans more characterful, with noticeable asymmetries in letters like a, s, and y. The punctuation and dots appear bold and prominent, reinforcing the font’s high-impact texture in running display text.