Wacky Tuvo 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, children's media, playful, quirky, retro, handmade, cartoonish, attention-grabbing, humor, handmade feel, character display, chunky, rounded, blobby, wobbly, textured.
A chunky display face with soft corners, swollen strokes, and intentionally uneven contours that feel hand-shaped rather than mechanically drawn. Terminals are mostly blunt and rounded, with subtle waviness and occasional pinched joints that create an irregular rhythm across words. Counters tend toward small, rounded rectangles, and many glyphs show slight left-right imbalance and varied stem thickness, reinforcing an organic, cut-out look while staying generally upright and legible.
Best suited to large-scale applications where its bouncy, irregular outlines can be appreciated: posters, event titles, product packaging, labels, stickers, and social graphics. It can also work for short UI accents or section headers when a deliberately informal, characterful voice is needed, but it will be most effective when used sparingly rather than for long reading.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a homebrew, slightly goofy character that reads as friendly rather than refined. Its irregularity suggests casual fun—like packaging, cartoons, or craft signage—while the heavy silhouettes give it confident, attention-grabbing energy.
The design appears intended to deliver an approachable, comedic display voice by combining heavy, rounded forms with deliberately imperfect edges and varied letter widths. It prioritizes personality and silhouette over strict consistency, creating a one-off decorative texture that stands out in branding and headline settings.
Spacing in the sample text appears generous and the shapes remain readable at larger sizes, where the uneven edges and quirky proportions become a key feature. The figures and capitals carry the same softened, blocky logic, helping headings and short phrases feel cohesive.