Wacky Meli 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, game ui, album art, futuristic, techy, arcade, industrial, quirky, distinctive display, sci-fi flavor, modular system, graphic impact, squared, rounded corners, stencil-like, notched, geometric.
A geometric, display-focused sans with squared forms, rounded outer corners, and frequent notches and wedge-like cuts that create a slightly stencil-like construction. Strokes are heavy and fairly consistent, with abrupt terminals, compact apertures, and a rhythmic alternation of straight verticals against softened curves. Several glyphs introduce idiosyncratic hooks and spur details (notably on letters like J, R, and some lowercase forms), giving the set a deliberately engineered, modular feel. Figures are blocky and legible at display sizes, with strong rectangular counters and a tight, mechanical texture in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, branding marks, and other large-scale applications where its notched geometry can be appreciated. It also fits tech-forward packaging, event graphics, or game/arcade-style interface elements, where a mechanical, retro-futuristic voice is desirable.
The overall tone reads as retro-futurist and game-interface adjacent—playful but machine-driven, with a slightly eccentric edge. The repeated cut-ins and angular spurs add a sense of coded symbolism and sci-fi ornament, making the face feel energetic and distinctive rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to merge a squared sci-fi grotesque with ornamental cut-ins and hooks, producing a highly recognizable display texture. Its consistent modular construction suggests an aim for a cohesive, system-like aesthetic while still feeling intentionally quirky and characterful.
In text, the dense stroke mass and compact openings can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, while the distinctive notches become a feature at larger sizes. The design maintains a consistent geometric logic across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with intentional irregularities used as signature accents rather than random distortion.