Groovy Itku 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event flyers, branding, headlines, groovy, playful, retro, bouncy, friendly, retro flavor, expressive display, hand-lettered feel, attention grabbing, soft, blobby, rounded, swashy, chunky.
A heavy, rounded display face with a smooth, brushy italic slant and softly swollen strokes. Forms are built from blobby, continuous curves with generous terminals and occasional teardrop-like joins, creating a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. Counters are small and irregular, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a loose, organic texture rather than rigid typographic consistency. Numerals and capitals share the same inflated, curvilinear construction, with a strong baseline presence and minimal sharp corners.
Best suited for bold display settings such as posters, album/playlist artwork, event flyers, packaging, and brand marks that want a retro-funky voice. It performs well in short headlines, logos, and punchy callouts where its varied widths and bubbly rhythm can be a feature rather than a distraction.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, echoing 60s–70s poster lettering and pop culture headlines. Its rounded weight and wavy movement feel friendly and funky, with a casual confidence that reads more like expressive lettering than formal typography.
The design appears intended to capture a psychedelic, hand-lettered feel with thick, rounded strokes and a buoyant forward motion. By prioritizing personality—swollen curves, irregular counters, and variable widths—it aims to deliver a distinctive, era-evoking display style for attention-grabbing typography.
The slant is integrated into the letter shapes rather than applied as a simple shear, and several glyphs lean into swashy contours (notably in rounded letters and diagonals). The dense weight and compact counters make it most effective at larger sizes where the internal shapes stay clear.