Wacky Rima 2 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Omnipop' by Fenotype, 'Frankfurter' by ITC, 'Linotte' by JCFonts, 'Core Sans GS' by S-Core, and 'Frankfurter SB' and 'Frankfurter SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids media, stickers, playful, bubbly, cartoony, goofy, friendly, whimsy, humor, charm, bold impact, kid appeal, rounded, blobby, soft, chunky, puffy.
A highly rounded, blobby display face with thick, soft-shouldered strokes and inflated silhouettes. Letterforms are built from simple, bulb-like parts with minimal straight edges, producing a slightly uneven, hand-formed rhythm across the alphabet. Counters are small and often circular, with occasional teardrop cut-ins and pinched joins that add character. The overall texture is dense and inky, with compact spacing and a lively, irregular baseline feel in text.
Best suited to short, bold applications such as posters, titles, product packaging, stickers, and social graphics where a playful voice is needed. It can work well for children’s content, party/event promos, casual food brands, and humorous callouts. Because of its dense, rounded mass and decorative irregularity, it’s less appropriate for body copy and performs best at medium-to-large sizes.
The font reads as cheerful and comedic, with a toy-like softness that feels approachable and intentionally silly. Its inflated shapes suggest fun, snacks-and-stickers energy, making it more about personality than refinement. The quirky details and rounded massing give it a lighthearted, whimsical tone suited to kid-friendly or humorous messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver instant personality through inflated, cartoon-like shapes and quirky internal cutouts, prioritizing charm and visual punch over typographic neutrality. Its consistent puffed construction and friendly proportions suggest it was drawn to feel approachable and fun in display settings.
Distinctive features include circular dots (notably on i/j), a single-storey “a,” an open, friendly “g,” and numerals that match the same puffed geometry for a cohesive set. In longer lines the heavy black shapes create strong visual presence, so it benefits from generous line spacing and short phrases where the bouncy forms can breathe.