Distressed Kope 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, streetwear, zines, headlines, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, edgy, handmade feel, gritty texture, expressive impact, diy attitude, brushy, ragged, blotchy, organic, imperfect.
A rough, brush-mark display face with heavy strokes and noticeably irregular edges. Letterforms are slightly right-leaning, with wobbly baselines and uneven stroke swelling that mimics wet ink or a loaded marker. Counters tend to be small and sometimes partially clogged, while terminals are blunted and torn-looking, creating a textured silhouette. Widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, hand-drawn rhythm rather than a rigid typographic grid.
This face is well suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, event flyers, album/track artwork, packaging accents, and merchandise graphics. It works particularly well for headlines, logos, and callouts where the distressed texture becomes a feature, and where generous sizing helps preserve the interior shapes.
The font conveys an unpolished, energetic tone that feels handmade and slightly rebellious. Its distressed texture reads as gritty and street-level, while the rounded, bouncy shapes keep it approachable and playful rather than harsh. Overall it suggests DIY craft, zine culture, and expressive, imperfect authenticity.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive brush lettering that has been roughened by ink bleed, wear, or imperfect reproduction. Its goal is character and attitude over precision, providing a ready-made gritty handmade look without needing custom lettering each time.
At text sizes the rough contours and tight counters can visually fill in, so it reads best when given room and contrast. The numerals and capitals carry the strongest personality, with irregular shapes that emphasize the hand-rendered character across the set.