Groovy Obba 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, event flyers, packaging, groovy, playful, retro, whimsical, theatrical, retro display, expressive texture, poster impact, playful branding, bulbous, flared, soft, curvy, quirky.
A decorative serif with heavy, sculpted strokes and pronounced swelling into teardrop-like terminals. Stems frequently flare into wedge shapes, while counters are rounded and often asymmetrical, creating a lively, hand-formed rhythm. The letterforms alternate between narrow verticals and wide bowls, producing uneven, animated spacing and a distinctly undulating silhouette across words. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky, carved look, with dramatic inktrap-like notches and exaggerated curves that amplify contrast and texture.
Best suited to display typography where texture and personality are the goal—music posters, festival and event promotions, retro-themed branding, title treatments, and expressive packaging. It can work for short bursts of copy (tags, pull quotes) when generous size and spacing are available.
The font projects a late-20th-century, poster-era exuberance: friendly, slightly mischievous, and intentionally odd. Its curving flares and bulb terminals feel musical and kinetic, giving headlines a psychedelic, tongue-in-cheek personality rather than a formal tone.
The design appears intended to evoke a vintage, groovy display voice through exaggerated flares, soft bulb terminals, and playful asymmetry. Its priority is character and movement over neutrality, aiming to turn words into graphic forms that feel lively and era-referential.
Distinctive inner cuts and pinched joins show up repeatedly, making the shapes feel stamped or carved rather than drawn with a consistent pen. The irregular widths and prominent terminals create strong word shapes at display sizes, but the busy contours can make dense setting feel visually noisy.