Shadow Ubvi 2 is a very light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, titles, branding, packaging, art deco, theatrical, mysterious, elegant, retro, decorative display, vintage glamour, dramatic emphasis, stylized branding, cutout, stenciled, notched, flared, high-waisted.
A high-contrast, display-oriented serif with very thin main strokes and recurring internal cut-ins that create small wedge-shaped gaps and broken joins. Curves are drawn with smooth, almost geometric arcs, while many terminals sharpen into pointed, flared ends that read like tiny triangular serifs. Several capitals show decorative openings and partial counters (notably in rounded letters), giving the alphabet a carved, hollowed feel; diagonals (V/W/X/Y) are especially spiky and sculptural. The lowercase follows the same motif with compact bowls, short ascenders, and frequent notches that interrupt stems and curves, producing a rhythmic, articulated texture in text.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, book or film titles, album art, and brand marks where its cutout detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for short packaging lines or pull quotes when set large with generous spacing, rather than for dense body text.
The overall tone is sleek and dramatic, mixing refined letterforms with ornamental cutouts that feel stagey and slightly enigmatic. It evokes vintage luxury and poster typography, with a crisp, stylized edge that leans more toward spectacle than neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, vintage-leaning display voice by combining delicate strokes with consistent hollowed interruptions and sharp, flared terminals. Its structure prioritizes ornamental presence and memorable silhouettes over continuous, text-first readability.
At smaller sizes the fine strokes and internal gaps begin to merge visually, while at large sizes the cut-in details and sharp terminals become the defining character. Word shapes are lively due to the repeated breaks in strokes and the pronounced, pointed diagonals.