Groovy Mude 14 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, event flyers, playful, retro, whimsical, lava-lamp, bubbly, expressiveness, retro flavor, attention-grabbing, playfulness, blobby, organic, droplet terminals, bulbous, swashy.
A soft, blobby display face built from thick-and-thin strokes that swell into rounded, droplet-like terminals. Letterforms lean on flowing curves and uneven internal counters, creating a liquid rhythm and a slightly wavy baseline feel. Curves dominate (notably in C, G, O, S), while stems often pinch and then bulb out, giving many characters a bone- or teardrop-shaped silhouette. The overall construction is smooth and rounded with few hard corners, and proportions vary from glyph to glyph for a deliberately irregular, hand-shaped character.
Best suited to short, prominent copy where its expressive curves can be appreciated—posters, headlines, packaging, album covers, and event or nightlife graphics. It can work for playful branding accents and logotypes, but is likely to feel busy in small sizes or dense paragraphs.
The font reads as cheerful and psychedelic, with a friendly eccentricity that evokes 60s–70s pop graphics and lava-lamp signage. Its high-contrast swelling strokes add a sense of motion and gooey charm, making text feel animated and lighthearted rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly recognizable, groovy display voice through exaggerated swelling strokes and droplet terminals. By embracing irregularity and fluid curves, it prioritizes personality and visual rhythm over neutrality or extended reading comfort.
The design’s distinctive terminals and fluctuating stroke width are visually dominant, so texture builds quickly in longer lines. Numerals mirror the same liquid logic, with rounded bowls and pinched joins, helping the set feel cohesive in display settings.