Groovy Hevu 2 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, kids, playful, groovy, cheeky, bouncy, handmade, expressiveness, retro feel, playfulness, informality, attention, blobby, wobbly, rounded, soft, inky.
A chunky, rounded display face with irregular, hand-drawn contours and a consistently heavy stroke. Shapes are softly blobby rather than geometric, with small asymmetries, slight wobble, and occasional flare-like terminals that create a lively rhythm. Counters tend to be compact and organic, and the overall texture reads dense and inky, with widths that shift from glyph to glyph for an animated, non-uniform line.
Best suited for short display settings where character is the priority: posters, bold headers, playful branding, and packaging that wants an informal, hand-made voice. It can work well for children’s or entertainment-oriented materials, and for retro-leaning concepts where a bouncy, inky texture helps carry the message.
The tone is upbeat and whimsical, with a retro, poster-like friendliness that leans into quirky personality over precision. Its wavy, puddle-ink silhouettes give it a casual, humorous feel that suggests spontaneity and fun rather than formality.
The design appears intended to evoke a hand-inked, groovy display look with soft, flowing forms and deliberate irregularity. It prioritizes expressive silhouettes and a lively typographic rhythm to stand out in titles and branding-oriented applications.
The numerals and capitals match the same soft, inflated drawing style, keeping a cohesive, cartoonish color across mixed-case settings. In text, the irregular widths and lumpy edges become part of the charm, producing a strong, attention-grabbing texture that can feel intentionally messy at smaller sizes.