Distressed Itrub 2 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, vintage, western, circus, rugged, playful, aged print, rustic display, attention-grab, analog texture, poster impact, slab serif, ink bleed, roughened, soft corners, poster-like.
A chunky slab-serif display face with compact proportions and a lively, irregular silhouette. Strokes are heavy and mostly uniform, but the outlines are intentionally roughened with worn edges and occasional interior pitting that suggests inky, uneven printing. Serifs are broad and blunt with softened corners, and curves are full and slightly lumpy, giving letters a pressed, hand-stamped feel. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a bouncy rhythm that reads best at larger sizes.
Best suited for display applications where texture and personality are an asset: posters, event flyers, product packaging, labels, and brand marks that want a vintage or rustic edge. It can also work for short headlines or signage where the distressed details have room to show without compromising legibility.
The font conveys a nostalgic, rough-and-ready tone—part old poster, part frontier signage, with a touch of carnival swagger. Its distressed texture adds grit and character, making text feel tactile and weathered rather than pristine.
The design appears intended to emulate worn letterpress or stamped type—delivering a bold, attention-grabbing slab-serif structure while adding distressed imperfections for an aged, analog impression.
The distressing is consistent across the alphabet and numerals, with heavier texture visible in enclosed areas and along verticals, which can reduce clarity in dense settings. The numerals match the same bold, slabbed construction and carry the same worn printing artifacts, reinforcing a cohesive display personality.