Shadow Leru 2 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, vintage, circus, woodtype, playful, theatrical, dimensional effect, retro styling, display impact, poster lettering, slab serif, beveled, inline, outlined, drop shadow.
A decorative slab-serif display face with chunky, bracketed forms and strong cut-in shaping that creates a beveled, engraved look. The letterforms pair a solid main stroke with an interior inline/contour and a consistently offset shadow that reads as a duplicate layer, giving a dimensional, poster-like presence. Counters are generally compact, terminals are crisp and squared, and the overall rhythm feels sturdy and slightly irregular in a woodtype-inspired way, emphasizing impact over delicate text detailing.
Best suited for display settings where the carved inline and shadow can read clearly: posters, event titles, vintage-themed branding, packaging panels, and signage. It performs especially well in short phrases, logos, and large typographic compositions where the dimensional styling is an asset.
The font projects a nostalgic show-poster energy—bold, attention-seeking, and a bit mischievous. Its inline and shadow treatment evokes handbills, fairground signage, and old-time printing, adding drama and a sense of crafted dimensionality.
The design appears intended to mimic dimensional, print-era lettering by combining a heavy slab-serif skeleton with carved inlines and an offset shadow, creating instant depth and a classic showcard/woodtype flavor for high-impact display typography.
The shadow offset is uniform enough to feel systematic, while the inline carving varies with each glyph’s geometry, producing lively interior shapes in both caps and lowercase. Numerals share the same dimensional treatment, reinforcing a cohesive headline set that favors large sizes and strong contrast between filled areas and carved openings.