Distressed Fumed 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event promos, grungy, hand-inked, vintage, offbeat, rugged, distressed look, handmade feel, vintage texture, expressive display, analog print, roughened, textured, worn, irregular, inked.
A lively, hand-rendered display face with strongly textured fills and uneven, worn edges that suggest dry-brush or rough printing. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin interplay and frequent wobble, with slightly inconsistent curves and terminals that create an organic rhythm. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with narrow and wide forms mixing naturally, and counters that can appear partially clogged by the internal texture. The overall spacing reads slightly loose and irregular, reinforcing the handmade character.
Best suited to short bursts of text—headlines, posters, cover art, labels, and brand moments that benefit from a tactile, distressed voice. It works well when you want an analog, screen-printed feel in titles or callouts, and can add character to packaging and event promotion where texture is an asset.
The font conveys a gritty, tactile tone—like stamped packaging, distressed signage, or ink pulled from a well-used block. Its irregularity feels playful and a bit unruly rather than severe, giving text a crafted, analog presence that suits expressive and personality-driven design.
The design appears intended to emulate hand-inked lettering with deliberate wear and printing artifacts, prioritizing texture, personality, and an imperfect rhythm over clean uniformity. Its variable proportions and distressed interiors aim to create an immediate, lived-in look that feels crafted and expressive.
In the sample text, the internal distressing becomes a key part of the color and can darken joins and smaller counters, especially in dense words and at smaller sizes. Capitals have a bold, poster-like stance, while the lowercase keeps a casual, hand-lettered flow; numerals share the same rough, inked texture for consistent tone across mixed content.