Wacky Upha 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, album art, stickers, playful, chaotic, handmade, spooky, comic, expressiveness, handmade feel, shock value, theme display, texture emphasis, drippy, brushy, jagged, inked, uneven.
A high-impact, hand-drawn display face with thick, brush-like strokes and visibly uneven contours. Terminals often taper into teardrops or dangling “drips,” creating a wet-ink silhouette and a lively baseline texture. Letterforms lean with a quirky, back-slanted posture and show inconsistent widths, giving the line a restless rhythm. Counters are compact and irregular, and joins are sometimes pinched or blot-like, reinforcing an expressive, marker-and-ink feel.
Best used for short, prominent copy such as posters, titles, and attention-grabbing headlines where the drippy brush texture can read clearly. It also fits themed applications like Halloween graphics, comic or zine-style layouts, and bold packaging or merch where a quirky, handmade voice is desired.
The overall tone is mischievous and offbeat, with a slightly eerie, gooey energy that reads as playful rather than refined. Its wobble, drips, and exaggerated forms suggest DIY lettering, creating a bold personality suited to attention-grabbing, tongue-in-cheek messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate expressive brush lettering with an intentionally irregular, dripping finish, prioritizing personality and texture over strict typographic regularity. Its back-leaning stance and uneven construction aim to feel spontaneous and energetic, like quick painted signage or stylized graffiti.
In text, the heavy weight and animated terminals create strong texture and high visual noise, which can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The dripping details are a defining motif and become more legible and decorative when given ample size and spacing.