Wacky Bori 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album covers, eccentric, retro, industrial, mechanical, posterish, novelty display, quirky branding, retro futurism, industrial flavor, attention grabbing, condensed, stencil-like, rectilinear, slab-ended, modular.
A condensed, rectilinear display face built from tall vertical stems and squared bowls, with sharp inside corners and minimal curvature. Strokes behave like alternating thick pillars and thin connector details, giving the letters a rigid, engineered rhythm. Many terminals resolve into flat, slab-like feet and caps, and several forms suggest partial breaks or inset counters that read as stencil-like cutouts. The overall texture is dark and assertive, with tight apertures and compact counters that emphasize verticality and a modular construction.
Best suited for short display settings such as headlines, posters, logotypes, and packaging where its eccentric geometry can be the main visual feature. It can also work for album covers, event titles, and punchy pull quotes, especially when set large with generous tracking or line spacing.
The tone is quirky and slightly theatrical, mixing a machine-made, industrial feel with an offbeat, experimental twist. Its unusual internal shapes and strong vertical cadence create a vintage-meets-futuristic energy that feels at home in playful, stylized branding or attention-grabbing headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality through a constrained, modular construction—combining tall condensed proportions with quirky, cut-in counters and slab-like terminals. It prioritizes distinctive silhouette and texture over neutrality, aiming for memorable display impact.
In the text sample, the strong vertical strokes create a pronounced stripe pattern across words, which can dominate at smaller sizes. The distinctive numerals and the angular, segmented feel across both cases help maintain a consistent, logo-like personality, but the tight counters and condensed spacing suggest it will perform best when given room to breathe.