Wacky Esli 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, event flyers, game titles, quirky, mischievous, playful, whimsical, offbeat, attention-grabbing, expressive, thematic, decorative, humorous, hand-drawn, spiky, angular, inked, ornamental.
A decorative display face with thin, tapering stems and abrupt, angular turns, punctuated by bulb-like terminals and occasional internal cutouts. Letterforms mix open, airy counters with dense black wedges, creating an uneven black rhythm that feels intentionally idiosyncratic. Curves are often pinched into teardrops or hooks, while vertical strokes stay relatively straight, giving the design a wiry, animated silhouette. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-crafted, one-off construction rather than a rigid system.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as headlines, poster titles, packaging callouts, or chapter/opening cards where character is more important than neutrality. It can also work for fantasy-leaning or playful branding and themed event materials, especially when paired with a calmer text face for body copy.
The overall tone is wacky and theatrical, with a slightly impish, storybook energy. Its quirky ink-blot accents and crooked details suggest humor, fantasy, and light mischief more than formality or restraint.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly recognizable, unconventional voice through irregular detailing, animated terminals, and shifting texture across the alphabet. Rather than optimizing for continuous reading, it prioritizes novelty and expressive shapes that stand out in display typography.
Several glyphs rely on distinctive interior notches and asymmetric fills that become key identifiers, so the font reads best when set with generous tracking and at sizes where those details can remain crisp. The numerals and capitals carry particularly strong personality, while the lowercase maintains the same eccentric DNA in a more compact footprint.