Wacky Asma 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Avenir Next Arabic', 'Avenir Next Cyrillic', 'Avenir Next Georgian', 'Avenir Next Hebrew', 'Avenir Next Thai', and 'Avenir Next World' by Linotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event flyers, playful, grungy, mischievous, handmade, retro, standout display, textured look, casual energy, diy feel, distressed, blobby, chunky, irregular, roughened.
A heavy, rounded display face with chunky, soft-cornered letterforms and a lively, uneven rhythm. The silhouette reads like a bold, simplified sans with occasional slabby terminals, but the interiors are repeatedly punctured by irregular cutouts that create a worn, mottled texture. Counters are generally open and roomy, curves are broad, and joins are sturdy, producing a strong blocky presence even as the distressing introduces variability from glyph to glyph.
Best suited to short, prominent settings where the distressed texture can read clearly—posters, flyers, packaging, merchandise, and bold social graphics. It can also work for playful branding moments or seasonal/limited-run applications, but is less appropriate for long-form text where the cutouts may reduce clarity.
The overall tone is rambunctious and offbeat, mixing a friendly, cartoonish mass with a weathered, scuffed finish. The distressed voids add a mischievous, DIY character that feels casual and attention-seeking rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a humorous, irregular personality, combining a friendly rounded structure with deliberate distressing to evoke a worn, handmade, or stamped look. It prioritizes character and texture over neutrality, aiming for immediate visual novelty in display contexts.
The texture is integral to the design: the irregular “bite marks” and speckled gaps are high-contrast against the solid strokes and can become dominant at smaller sizes. Numerals and caps maintain a consistent weight and footprint, while the roughening creates a deliberately imperfect, one-off feel across the set.