Wacky Yaba 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror titles, game ui, album covers, handmade, spooky, rough, quirky, rustic, distressed effect, handmade feel, mood setting, attention grabbing, ragged, torn-edge, inked, uneven, textured.
A textured, hand-drawn display face with ragged, torn-looking contours and slightly uneven stroke modulation. Letterforms are largely monoline in intent but wobble subtly, with irregular terminals and rough edges that suggest ink bleed or distressed stamping. Proportions are fairly compact with a straightforward, upright skeleton; bowls and counters stay open enough for short text, while the overall rhythm remains intentionally inconsistent for character. Numerals and lowercase follow the same distressed construction, maintaining a cohesive, intentionally imperfect texture across the set.
Well-suited for posters, titles, and short bursts of text where a rough, handmade texture is desirable—especially for horror, mystery, Halloween, or quirky indie aesthetics. It can also work for packaging accents, zines, or game/UI headings when you want an intentionally distressed, characterful voice rather than a clean system font.
The font conveys an eerie, handmade feel—somewhere between rough signage and horror-tinged ephemera. Its jittery edges and scratchy texture add a sense of unease and playfulness at once, giving it a quirky, offbeat personality suited to attention-grabbing headlines.
The design appears intended to mimic distressed hand lettering or a worn print impression, prioritizing texture and personality over geometric precision. It aims to deliver immediate mood and visual grit while keeping letter skeletons familiar enough for quick recognition in display settings.
The distressed contouring is the dominant feature, so the font reads best when the texture can be seen; at smaller sizes the roughness may visually fill in lighter details. Spacing appears moderately even, but the irregular outlines create a lively, slightly noisy line color that becomes part of the design.