Wacky Esva 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, album covers, quirky, eccentric, theatrical, retro, offbeat, attention-grabbing, decorative voice, stylized texture, novelty display, condensed, spiky, flared, tapered, vertical.
A tightly condensed, vertically oriented display face with strong thick–thin contrast and sharp, wedge-like terminals. Strokes are drawn with a narrow waist and exaggerated flares at ends, creating a pinched, totemic silhouette across both uppercase and lowercase. Curves are compact and slightly irregular in their swelling and tapering, and counters tend to be tall and narrow, reinforcing the compressed rhythm. The numerals follow the same pinched-and-flared construction for a cohesive, highly stylized texture in lines of text.
Best suited to short display settings where its eccentric silhouettes can be appreciated—posters, event titles, playful branding, packaging callouts, and editorial or entertainment headlines. It can also work as a graphic accent font paired with a calmer text face, rather than as a long-form reading choice.
The overall tone is playful and oddball, with a slightly spooky, sideshow-like personality. Its narrow, spired forms and dramatic contrast give it a theatrical energy that reads as intentionally unconventional rather than formal.
The design appears intended to create an instantly recognizable, decorative voice by exaggerating vertical compression, contrast, and flared terminals. Its consistent pinched construction across letters and figures suggests a deliberate aim for a unified, attention-grabbing texture with a quirky, experimental character.
Spacing appears tight and the internal shapes are small, so the design reads best when given room and size. The distinctive terminal treatment is the primary identifying feature, producing a repeating pattern of pointed top-and-bottom accents that can become a strong graphic motif in headlines.