Wacky Asvi 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, event flyers, circus, playful, eccentric, carnival, punky, attention grab, themed display, quirky branding, poster punch, retro spectacle, flared serifs, ink traps, notched, stencil-like, swashy.
This is a heavy display serif with broad proportions, sharp wedge terminals, and frequent triangular notches cut into stems and joins. The letterforms mix slabby, flared serifs with blade-like spur details, creating a carved, almost stencil-adjacent silhouette. Counters are generally compact and strongly shaped, with distinctive interior cut-ins that add a jittery rhythm across words. The overall construction is upright and fairly consistent in weight, but the detailing varies per glyph, giving a deliberately irregular, handcrafted feel.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, logo wordmarks, packaging fronts, and event or nightlife flyers where its quirky detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for themed titling in entertainment contexts, but is less appropriate for long-form text because the internal cutouts and sharp spur details create a dense, restless texture.
The font projects a theatrical, slightly mischievous tone—part old-poster drama, part sideshow spectacle. Its spurs, notches, and dramatic terminals give it a punchy, attention-seeking voice that feels humorous and a bit unruly rather than formal or literary. It reads as decorative and characterful, meant to be noticed first and read second.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a bold serif through exaggerated, cut-in detailing and theatrical terminals, prioritizing personality and visual rhythm over neutrality. By combining slab/flared serif structure with carved notches and occasional stencil-like voids, it aims to deliver a distinctive, one-off display voice for branding and titling.
Several glyphs feature conspicuous internal slits and cutouts (notably in round letters and some numerals), and many strokes end in pointed, wedge-like tips that amplify the sense of motion. The texture at text sizes becomes busy due to the repeated notch motifs, so spacing and size choices will strongly affect legibility and color.