Wacky Peba 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Kari' by Positype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logo, packaging, kids media, playful, cheeky, cartoonish, bouncy, loud, attention grab, humor, characterful, motion feel, display impact, rounded, blobby, soft corners, swashy, chunky.
A heavy, right-slanted display face with bulbous, rounded forms and a springy baseline feel. Strokes are thick with gently modulated width and soft, inflated terminals, creating a blobby silhouette rather than crisp geometry. Counters are compact and often off-center, and many joins show carved, wedge-like notches that add a cut-out, hand-shaped character. The overall texture is dense and energetic, with irregular internal rhythms that make words look animated and slightly lumpy.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, playful branding, event graphics, and packaging where personality matters more than neutrality. It can also work for kid-oriented or comedic contexts, game titles, and sticker-like callouts, especially when set large with generous spacing.
The font reads as humorous and mischievous, with a friendly cartoon tone. Its exaggerated weight and slanted, swooping shapes give it a sense of motion and punchiness, like comic titling or playful packaging. The slightly irregular construction adds a one-off, quirky personality that feels intentionally odd rather than formal.
Likely designed to deliver an instantly recognizable, comedic display voice through exaggerated weight, rounded forms, and irregular, hand-cut detailing. The goal appears to be maximum character and movement in headlines and brand marks rather than quiet readability in long passages.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same chunky, rounded DNA, with the lowercase showing more calligraphic swoops and heavier entry/exit shaping. Numerals follow the same inflated style and feel more like drawn figures than engineered text, helping the set stay visually consistent at display sizes.