Wacky Bori 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, titles, quirky, offbeat, retro, theatrical, eccentric, novel display, visual impact, retro flair, graphic texture, character type, condensed, slab-like, spurred, notched, elongated.
A condensed, display-oriented serif with tall proportions and strong vertical emphasis. Strokes are sharply cut with pronounced contrast, and many joins terminate in flat, slab-like feet or small spurs. Counters tend to be narrow and rectangular, while several letters show deliberate notches and asymmetric details that create a slightly mechanical, hand-cut rhythm. The overall texture is dense and columnar, with angular curves and occasional exaggerated descenders that add visual interruption across a line.
Best used at display sizes where the quirky cuts and spurred terminals can be appreciated—posters, headlines, title cards, packaging, and album or event graphics. It can work for short bursts of text or punchy subheads, but the dense vertical texture makes it less suitable for long-form reading.
The tone is playful and peculiar—part vintage poster, part oddball experiment. Its sharp, carved-looking forms and irregular quirks give it a theatrical, attention-seeking presence that feels more characterful than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a one-of-a-kind, decorative voice by remixing condensed serif structure with deliberate irregularities, sharp notches, and slab-like terminations. It prioritizes memorability and graphic personality over neutrality.
In text lines, the condensed width and strong verticals produce a striped pattern; the irregular terminals and occasional deep descenders create a jittery cadence that reads as intentional styling. Numerals match the tall, spurred construction and maintain the same high-contrast, cut-out feel.