Groovy Yavi 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, album covers, event promos, groovy, playful, vintage, whimsical, bold, retro flavor, expressive display, friendly impact, quirky branding, blobby, wobbly, soft serifs, rounded terminals, ink-trap like.
A compact, lively serif display with soft, swollen strokes and rounded, blunted terminals. Letterforms show pronounced bulbous flares at stroke ends, creating a bouncy rhythm that reads like a softened slab/oldstyle hybrid rather than a crisp text face. Counters are generally open but irregular in feel, with some pinched joins and teardrop-like terminals that give the shapes a hand-shaped, rubber-stamp impression. Numerals and lowercase follow the same wavy modulation, with a single-story “a” and “g” and a compact, tightly set overall silhouette.
Best suited for display settings where its bubbly serifs and quirky rhythm can be read at larger sizes—posters, album and playlist art, packaging, signage, and punchy editorial headlines. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes when given enough size and breathing room, but it is not optimized for dense, small-size text.
The tone is upbeat and nostalgic, leaning into a groovy, poster-era personality with a friendly eccentricity. Its soft swelling and uneven cadence feel casual and expressive rather than formal, suggesting a fun, retro voice suited to attention-getting headlines.
The design appears intended to evoke a retro, feel-good display look with softened, swollen serif forms and an intentionally wavy, characterful texture. It prioritizes personality and visual impact over strict regularity, aiming to create a distinctive voice in titles and branding.
The face maintains consistent stroke swelling and terminal treatment across the alphabet, but individual glyphs vary in width and internal shaping, contributing to an intentionally irregular texture in words. The strong terminal blobs and shallow interior apertures can darken at smaller sizes, so it benefits from generous size and spacing when used in running phrases.