Groovy Kope 2 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event promo, playful, psychedelic, retro, bubbly, quirky, retro flair, expressiveness, decorative impact, playfulness, attention grab, blobby, swashy, organic, rounded, bulbous.
A heavy, rounded display face with fluid, blobby contours and pronounced swelling at terminals and joins. Strokes behave like poured ink: thick masses are punctuated by narrow necks and small counters, creating an irregular rhythm from glyph to glyph. Curves dominate, with soft shoulders, teardrop-like ends, and occasional spur-like protrusions that give letters a melty, hand-formed feel. Counters are generally small and sometimes asymmetric, and spacing reads as lively and uneven in a deliberate, decorative way.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings where personality is the priority—posters, headlines, packaging, and bold promotional graphics. It works especially well when set large with generous tracking and simplified typography around it to let the irregular forms read cleanly.
The overall tone is exuberant and nostalgic, channeling a groovy, poster-era sensibility with a whimsical, almost cartoonish warmth. Its wavy silhouettes and bulbous details feel funky and carefree, leaning into playful eccentricity rather than precision or restraint.
The design appears intended to evoke a retro, groovy display look through exaggerated weight pooling, soft curves, and intentionally irregular construction. It prioritizes expressive silhouette and upbeat energy over text readability, making it a strong choice for decorative branding and statement type.
The alphabet shows purposeful inconsistency in stroke swelling and internal openings, which increases character but reduces clarity at small sizes. Numerals follow the same soft, liquid logic, with rounded forms and prominent weight pooling that makes them feel cohesive with the letters.