Distressed Ekke 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, stickers, merch, event flyers, playful, handmade, grungy, retro, quirky, add character, evoke wear, handmade feel, retro poster, roughened, inked, sketchy, wobbly, textured.
A chunky display face with rounded, cartoon-like forms and a visibly irregular, hand-inked outline. Strokes are heavy but uneven in thickness, with wobbly contours and a consistent internal “scuffed” texture that reads like rough printing or marker fill. Counters stay fairly open for a distressed style, while terminals are blunt and softened rather than sharp. Spacing and letter widths vary naturally, reinforcing an informal, hand-drawn rhythm across both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to short display settings where texture is an advantage: posters, event flyers, sticker designs, playful packaging, and merch graphics. It can also work for headings in youth-oriented or retro-themed layouts, but the heavy distressing and irregular edges may reduce clarity at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.
The overall tone is mischievous and approachable, combining a friendly, bubble-like silhouette with gritty, worn-in texture. It suggests casual DIY energy—like hand-lettered signage that’s been photocopied, stamped, or weathered—making it feel lively rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly silhouette while adding character through deliberate roughness—evoking imperfect printing and hand-made lettering for expressive, themed typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same rough-outline logic, with simplified constructions and minimal fine detail. Numerals match the letterforms with rounded geometry and the same distressed interior, keeping the set visually cohesive in headlines and short phrases.