Distressed Opbur 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, packaging, editorial headings, certificates, vintage, dramatic, rustic, romantic, old-world, handwritten feel, aged texture, period flavor, expressive display, calligraphic, brushy, textured, roughened, slanted.
A slanted, calligraphic serif with brush-like stroke endings and visibly roughened contours. Letterforms show moderate stroke modulation and a lively, slightly uneven rhythm, with tapered entry/exit strokes and occasional ink-like burrs that read as worn printing or distressed penwork. The capitals are expressive and sweeping with narrow joins and sharp terminals, while the lowercase is compact with a relatively short x-height and tall ascenders/descenders that emphasize vertical motion. Overall spacing and widths vary subtly across letters, reinforcing an organic, hand-rendered feel rather than a strictly geometric or mechanical build.
Best suited to display and short-form text such as book covers, posters, chapter openers, invitations, and heritage-leaning packaging. It can also work for editorial headlines where an expressive italic texture is desired, but the roughened detailing will read most clearly at moderate-to-large sizes.
The font conveys a vintage, literary tone with a touch of drama and grit. Its textured edges and energetic italic flow evoke antique documents, engraved ephemera, or weathered signage, balancing elegance with a deliberately imperfect, timeworn character.
The design appears intended to mimic an italic calligraphic hand translated into type, then aged through controlled roughness to suggest worn ink or imperfect printing. The goal is an expressive, classic voice with added texture for atmosphere and storytelling.
In continuous text the slant and long extenders create strong diagonal momentum, and the distressed edges become a key part of the voice at display sizes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with angled strokes and tapered terminals that keep the set visually consistent.