Wacky Esba 2 is a very light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, invitations, posters, whimsical, delicate, playful, airy, quirky, ornamentation, distinctiveness, elegance, theatricality, boutique feel, hairline, monoline, ball terminals, flared serifs, looped tails.
A hairline, monoline serif display face with small wedge-like serifs and frequent ball terminals that punctuate curves and stroke ends. The letterforms are built from thin, even strokes with wide, open counters and a light, airy texture, giving the alphabet a slightly calligraphic, drawn quality despite its overall upright stance. Several glyphs feature distinctive looped or curled terminals (notably in C, G, J, Q, S, and some numerals), creating an irregular, ornamental rhythm across the set while maintaining consistent stroke weight and proportion.
Best suited to display sizes where its hairline strokes and ball terminals can remain crisp—such as branding wordmarks, editorial headlines, event invitations, packaging accents, and poster titling. It can also work for short pull quotes or chapter openers when paired with a more neutral text face for body copy.
The overall tone is playful and eccentric, combining refined hairline elegance with a wink of ornament. Its curled terminals and bead-like dots make the text feel theatrical and storybook-like rather than strictly classical, lending a charming, slightly mischievous personality to headlines and short phrases.
The design intention appears to be creating a distinctive, decorative serif that feels light and refined while deliberately introducing irregular, curled terminals for personality. It prioritizes expressive silhouette and ornamental detail over conventional text robustness, aiming for memorable, boutique-style typography.
In longer sample text, the extreme thinness produces a pale color on the page and emphasizes the decorative terminals more than the stems, so spacing and line breaks can noticeably affect readability. The numerals mirror the same curlicue, ball-terminal language, reinforcing a cohesive ornamental theme across letters and figures.