Groovy Obpu 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, branding, packaging, playful, retro, funky, whimsical, bouncy, standout display, retro flavor, quirky voice, graphic impact, rounded, blobby, chunky, soft corners, ink-trap cuts.
A heavy, rounded display face with squarish counters, softened corners, and frequent notch-like cut-ins that resemble ink traps or stencil breaks. Strokes feel chunky and elastic, alternating between bulbous terminals and tighter pinched joins, creating a lively, uneven rhythm across the alphabet. The geometry leans toward rectilinear bowls and rounded rectangles, while distinctive interior cutouts and small spur-like protrusions give many letters a carved, modular look. Lowercase forms are compact with prominent dots and simplified, blocky construction, and figures follow the same rounded-rect silhouette with occasional interior breaks.
Well suited to display settings such as posters, event flyers, album/playlist artwork, and bold brand marks that want a retro-fun voice. It can also work for short packaging headlines, merch graphics, and social media titles where strong shapes and personality are more important than continuous-text readability.
The overall tone is upbeat and theatrical, with a distinctly retro, groovy energy that reads as playful and slightly eccentric. Its chunky forms and quirky cut-ins evoke a hand-cut signage or psychedelic poster mood, making text feel animated and informal rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive retro display voice by combining chunky rounded construction with carved-in notches and playful terminals, producing a strong silhouette and a lively, grooving texture on the line.
The strong silhouette and generous black mass make it most effective at larger sizes, where the internal notches and counter shapes can be read clearly. In longer lines, the irregular rhythm of cut-ins and terminals becomes a key part of the personality, so spacing and leading that allow the shapes to breathe will help maintain clarity.