Distressed Paju 2 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, stickers, event promo, playful, quirky, grungy, retro, comic, add texture, increase impact, create novelty, evoke printwear, chunky, rounded, blobby, inked, worn.
A heavy, rounded display face with chunky strokes and soft, inflated contours. The letterforms show deliberate irregularities: nicks, scuffs, and uneven interior counters that read like worn ink or rough printing, with occasional streak-like artifacts inside the black shapes. Curves are broad and friendly, terminals are mostly blunt, and the overall color is dense and emphatic. Spacing and widths feel loosely tuned for display, adding a lively, handmade rhythm across words.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, product packaging, stickers, and promotional graphics where the worn texture can be appreciated. It also works well for playful branding, casual merchandise, and themed visuals that want a bold silhouette with imperfect, printed character.
The texture and bouncy proportions give it a mischievous, lighthearted tone with a slightly gritty edge. It suggests fun ephemera—casual, crafty, and imperfect in an intentional way—rather than polished corporate neutrality.
The design appears intended to combine a friendly, rounded display structure with an intentionally weathered/inked finish, creating a bold word shape that feels handmade and energetic rather than pristine.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same rounded, weighty construction, and the numerals echo the same scuffed, ink-worn treatment. The distressed details are consistent enough to feel designed, while still introducing visual noise that becomes more apparent at smaller sizes.