Distressed Lyhu 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, packaging, headlines, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, rugged, add texture, evoke printwear, signal diy, create attitude, headline impact, brushy, blotchy, ragged, chunky, uneven.
A heavy, brushy display face with irregular contours and visibly rough edges, as if stamped or painted on absorbent paper. Strokes are thick and lumpy with occasional narrowing and swelling, creating a lively, inconsistent rhythm across the alphabet. Counters tend to be small and slightly pinched, while terminals look torn or feathered rather than cleanly finished. Overall spacing and glyph widths vary noticeably, reinforcing the handmade, distressed construction.
Best suited for short display settings such as posters, event flyers, album/playlist artwork, and punchy packaging or label headlines where texture is an asset. It works well when you want type to feel printed, worn, or hand-painted, and is less ideal for long passages or small UI text where the rough edges and tight counters may reduce clarity.
The font projects a gritty, DIY energy with a mischievous, informal tone. Its rough texture and uneven rhythm read as rebellious and tactile, suggesting underground posters, zines, or gritty genre branding rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to emulate rough, imperfect printing or fast brush lettering, prioritizing texture and attitude over precision. The consistent distressed treatment across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals suggests a deliberate effort to deliver a cohesive grunge display voice for thematic branding and impactful titles.
Legibility remains solid at larger sizes, but the distressed perimeter and compact counters can fill in at small sizes or on low-contrast backgrounds. The numerals and punctuation shown match the same rough, inked texture, keeping the set visually cohesive for loud, attention-grabbing headlines.