Shadow Josu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, cartoon, bouncy, cheerful, dimensionality, nostalgia, attention, expressiveness, signage feel, outlined, drop shadow, rounded, hand-lettered, slanted.
A lively, slanted display face built from smooth, rounded letterforms with an outlined construction and an offset shadow that creates a dimensional, cut-out look. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation and soft terminals, with a slightly wavy baseline rhythm that gives the alphabet a buoyant, hand-drawn feel. Counters are generally open and generous, and the shadow consistently sits to one side to reinforce the directional, poster-like depth across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display settings where the outline-and-shadow depth can read clearly: headlines, posters, storefront-style graphics, playful packaging, and logo wordmarks. It performs especially well at medium to large sizes, where the interior cut-out and shadow separation have room to breathe.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, evoking mid-century signage and comic-title energy. Its jaunty slant and layered outline/shadow treatment read as friendly and attention-seeking rather than formal, lending an optimistic, showcard personality to short phrases.
The design appears intended to provide a bold, dimensional headline look without heavy fill, combining a high-contrast, hand-lettered italic structure with a consistent shadow to mimic sign-paint or vintage print effects. The goal is impact and character over neutral readability, optimized for short, expressive copy.
Capitals lean toward simplified, iconic shapes, while the lowercase introduces more bounce and quirk (notably in curved letters and descenders), increasing the hand-lettered impression in text. The dimensional effect remains the dominant feature, so spacing and texture feel airier than a solid fill even at larger sizes.