Wacky Gebe 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, game ui, fantasy titles, event flyers, album art, quirky, playful, medieval, hand-cut, storybook, thematic display, handcrafted feel, quirky texture, medieval flavor, angular, spiky, faceted, knotty, irregular.
An angular, blackletter-adjacent display face with sharp, faceted terminals and a distinctly hand-cut silhouette. Strokes stay fairly even while corners break into small wedges and points, creating a chiseled rhythm across both capitals and lowercase. Curves are often resolved into polygonal segments, and counters lean toward diamond and lozenge shapes. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with occasional asymmetries and idiosyncratic joins that reinforce an intentionally irregular, crafted look.
Best suited to short display settings where its jagged, handcrafted texture can be appreciated—titles, headers, posters, and themed graphics. It works especially well for fantasy or medieval-inspired projects, game interfaces, Halloween or oddball event materials, and any design that benefits from an intentionally off-kilter, decorative voice.
The overall tone is mischievous and theatrical, evoking storybook medieval signage, fantasy ephemera, and “spooky-fun” novelty lettering rather than formal historical blackletter. Its prickly edges and quirky geometry read as energetic and slightly chaotic, giving text a playful, wacky character.
The design appears intended to blend blackletter cues with an intentionally irregular, hand-made construction—prioritizing personality and theme over typographic neutrality. Its consistent use of faceted terminals and angular counters suggests a deliberate, illustrative approach aimed at distinctive branding and display impact.
Spacing and sidebearings appear uneven by design, producing a lively texture in lines of text. The numerals and punctuation match the same faceted, cut-paper vocabulary, helping the set feel cohesive in display situations.