Groovy Yafa 13 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, logos, stickers, playful, rebellious, handmade, quirky, punkish, expressiveness, attention-grab, diy feel, edginess, motion, angular, jagged, asymmetric, tilted, spiky.
A sharp, angular display face built from uneven, wedge-like strokes and skewed geometry. Letterforms lean and wobble with inconsistent angles, producing a restless baseline and a deliberately irregular rhythm. Counters tend to be small and often diamond-like, with corners emphasized over curves, and terminals frequently end in pointed or chiseled cuts. The overall texture is bold and high-impact, with chunky shapes that read as hand-drawn rather than mechanically constructed.
Best suited to posters, event flyers, album/playlist art, game titles, and logo wordmarks where a loud, eccentric voice is desired. It can also work for packaging accents, stickers, and short pull quotes, especially when paired with a calmer text font to manage readability.
The tone is mischievous and off-kilter, with a DIY energy that feels edgy and spirited. Its jittery slant and thorny silhouettes suggest a rebellious, cartoon-horror or zine-like attitude—more expressive than orderly, and more theatrical than refined.
This font appears designed to prioritize attitude and motion over precision, using jagged, tilted construction to evoke a handmade, expressive look. The aim is to deliver instantly recognizable character for display settings, with shapes that feel energetic and intentionally imperfect.
The sample text shows strong personality in short phrases, where the alternating angles and irregular widths create an animated, almost dancing line. At longer lengths, the busy silhouettes and tight internal spaces make it feel intentionally chaotic, reinforcing its novelty character.