Groovy Ahma 2 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event promos, groovy, playful, retro, friendly, chunky, retro flavor, headline impact, playful branding, poster display, rounded, blobby, soft corners, bouncy, cartoonish.
A heavy, rounded display face built from thick, blobby strokes with smoothly swollen terminals and frequent inward notches that create a soft, molded silhouette. Curves dominate, counters tend to be small and rounded, and joins are plush rather than crisp, giving letters a slightly wavy rhythm across a line. The uppercase reads compact and sturdy, while the lowercase introduces more personality through tall ascenders, bulbous bowls, and a single-storey ‘a’. Numerals match the same inflated, cut-in detailing, maintaining a consistent, cohesive texture at display sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, festival or event titles, album and playlist artwork, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It performs especially well at large sizes where the rounded notches and inflated contours remain clear and contribute to a strong, retro display texture.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, evoking a laid-back 60s–70s poster sensibility with a warm, cartoon-friendly charm. Its soft, overstuffed shapes feel inviting and humorous rather than formal, producing a lively, bouncy voice in headlines.
The font appears intended as a statement display style that prioritizes personality and period flavor over neutrality. By combining thick, rounded forms with wavy swelling and carved details, it aims to deliver a distinctive, fun headline voice with a recognizable retro groove.
Spacing appears intentionally generous in the samples, helping the dense letterforms breathe; in tighter settings the chunky silhouettes and small counters could merge visually. The design’s defining character comes from its rounded swelling and subtle carved-in notches, which add motion and whimsy without introducing sharp contrast.