Groovy Ulpe 3 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event flyers, playful, retro, bouncy, chunky, cartoonish, nostalgia, impact, whimsy, expressiveness, informality, rounded, soft corners, wavy, blobby, tilted terminals.
A heavy, rounded display face with irregular, wavy contours and softly squashed proportions. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, while terminals flare and taper unevenly, creating a hand-cut, organic silhouette. Counters are compact and often off-center, and the overall rhythm is intentionally unstable—letters lean and bulge subtly from one glyph to the next. The lowercase is robust and rounded with single-storey forms, and figures are bold and simplified for strong presence at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as posters, headlines, album covers, and expressive packaging. It also works well for playful branding, stickers, and social graphics where a bold, characterful texture is desired.
The font projects a cheerful, throwback energy with a lively, slightly mischievous bounce. Its blobby curves and quirky irregularity evoke a laid-back, psychedelic-era sensibility that feels friendly and informal rather than polished or corporate.
Designed to deliver an instantly recognizable, exuberant display voice through exaggerated weight, rounded forms, and intentional irregularity. The letterforms prioritize visual flavor and rhythmic motion, aiming to create a fun, nostalgic impact in attention-grabbing typography.
Because the shapes are highly massed with tight apertures and counters, spacing and legibility can feel dense in long text, especially at smaller sizes. It reads best when given generous tracking and used where texture and personality are more important than crisp detail.