Wacky Ufpa 13 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, logos, album art, game ui, mischievous, medieval, chaotic, dramatic, playful, display impact, gothic flavor, quirky texture, dramatic voice, blackletter, angular, spiky, jagged, faceted.
A decorative blackletter-inspired design with sharply faceted strokes and aggressive wedge terminals. Letterforms lean slightly and feel hand-cut, with irregular contours, abrupt joins, and uneven internal counters that create a chiseled, torn-paper rhythm. Capitals are compact and blocky with pronounced notches; lowercase is similarly angular with narrow apertures and distinctive, sometimes quirky constructions (notably in g, k, and s). Numerals echo the same cut, polygonal logic, producing a cohesive but intentionally unruly texture.
Ideal for display settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, and branding where a gothic-but-playful voice is needed. It also suits album artwork, event flyers, and game/film graphics that benefit from a stylized medieval or spooky atmosphere.
The overall tone is impish and theatrical—evoking gothic signage and storybook villainy more than formal manuscript tradition. Its jagged silhouettes and restless rhythm communicate energy, tension, and a tongue-in-cheek sense of danger.
The design appears intended to remix blackletter conventions into an expressive, irregular display face—prioritizing silhouette, attitude, and dramatic texture over continuous readability. Its consistent use of angular cuts and wedge endings suggests a deliberate “carved” aesthetic meant to stand out in short, impactful phrases.
The font reads best at larger sizes where the interior cuts and sharp terminals remain clear. In dense text, the strong black shapes and irregular detailing can make wordforms feel busy, so spacing and line length become especially important for comfortable readability.