Distressed Embes 2 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, streetwear, event flyers, headlines, grunge, punk, raw, noisy, diy, add grit, sound loud, look handmade, evoke printwear, ragged, blotchy, eroded, inked, chunky.
A heavy, all-caps-forward display face with a rough, eroded edge treatment and uneven interior counters that suggest worn ink or distressed stamping. Strokes are chunky and mostly monoline in feel, but the contour is highly irregular, creating a vibrating silhouette and noticeable texture at any size. Round forms are slightly squarish and lumpy, terminals are blunt, and spacing appears loose and inconsistent in a deliberate, handmade way. Numerals match the same rugged massing and irregular counter shapes, keeping the set visually cohesive.
Best suited to attention-grabbing display settings such as posters, album artwork, event flyers, apparel graphics, and bold headlines where grit and texture are desirable. It can also work for short pull quotes or packaging accents when used with ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a DIY, underground energy. Its distressed texture reads as raw and imperfect, evoking zines, gig posters, and rough print processes rather than polished branding.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with a deliberately worn, rough-printed feel, prioritizing texture and attitude over typographic refinement. The consistent distress across letters and numbers suggests an intention to mimic damaged ink, abrasion, or photocopy artifacts while keeping simple, readable silhouettes.
The pronounced edge breakup and spotty interiors create strong texture in paragraphs, so legibility drops quickly at small sizes or in long copy. The face works best when the distressed surface is allowed to show—either at larger sizes or with generous tracking and line spacing.