Groovy Obvu 9 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, logos, groovy, playful, retro, swashy, dramatic, retro flair, expressive display, handmade feel, decorative script, calligraphic, brushed, curvy, looped, flared.
A slanted, calligraphic display face with sweeping curves and pronounced thick–thin transitions. Strokes feel brush-driven, with teardrop terminals, soft joins, and occasional looped counters that create a lively, dancing rhythm. Uppercase forms are compact and embellished with inward curls and bulbous finishes, while the lowercase alternates between narrow, upright-ish stems and rounded, heavier bowls, producing a noticeably varied texture across words. Numerals follow the same italic, high-contrast logic with curving spines and tapered entry/exit strokes.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, and event or music-related graphics where the expressive stroke contrast can be appreciated. It also works well for logos, packaging, and titles that want a vintage, decorative flavor; for longer passages, larger sizes and generous spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is exuberant and theatrical, evoking a late‑20th‑century lounge and poster sensibility. Its swashes and bouncing contours read as friendly and a little mischievous, with a decorative flair that prioritizes personality over restraint.
The design appears intended to channel a groovy, decorative script look with a brush-like, high-contrast gesture and animated terminals. Its varied widths and swashy details seem aimed at creating an informal, retro display voice that feels hand-rendered and energetic.
Spacing and letterfit appear intentionally irregular, which heightens the hand-drawn feel but can create dense clusters in longer text. The most distinctive cues are the droplet-like terminals, occasional spiral-like bowls, and the strong diagonal movement that keeps lines feeling in motion.