Wacky Ehhy 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, title cards, eccentric, retro, theatrical, mysterious, dramatic, attention-grabbing, decorative, retro display, quirky flavor, dramatic titles, angular, beveled, stencil-like, condensed, spiky.
A tightly condensed display face with sharp, chiseled contours and pronounced contrast between thick vertical stems and hairline-like connectors. Many terminals are clipped into small triangular notches, giving a beveled, almost cut-metal look, and several joins feel intentionally kinked or offset rather than smoothly continuous. Curves are minimized and squarified, bowls are narrow, and counters stay tall and slender, producing a rigid vertical rhythm with intermittent ornamental bites and wedges. The lowercase keeps a short x-height relative to tall ascenders, and the overall texture reads as dense, segmented, and highly graphic.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its carved details and narrow silhouette can be appreciated—poster headlines, film or game title cards, brand marks, and punchy packaging callouts. It can also work for themed signage or editorial display settings that benefit from a distinctive, unconventional texture.
The tone is quirky and slightly ominous, mixing vintage headline energy with a mischievous, offbeat edge. Its sharp notches and compressed proportions suggest pulp-era theatrics—part carnival poster, part cryptic signage—creating a distinctive, attention-grabbing voice rather than a neutral one.
The design appears intended as a decorative, characterful display font that prioritizes silhouette and carved detail over neutrality. Its condensed build and high-contrast, notched construction aim to create a memorable, slightly surreal look for dramatic titles and stylized branding.
The glyph set shows consistent angular carving across caps, lowercase, and numerals, but with intentional irregularities in stroke transitions that make the text feel animated and idiosyncratic. At smaller sizes the thin internal strokes and small notches may visually fill in, while at larger sizes the cut details become a key feature.