Distressed Tobu 2 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, headlines, packaging, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, punchy, add texture, evoke printwear, create impact, signal diy, roughened, inked, weathered, chunky, irregular.
A condensed, heavy display face with a brushy, ink-stamped construction and visibly uneven contours. Strokes are thick with occasional pinched joins and narrow counters, while edges show chipped, distressed breakage that varies from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm. Terminals are generally blunt and slightly ragged, and the overall texture reads as dry ink or worn printing rather than clean vector geometry.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, album covers, event flyers, apparel graphics, and bold packaging callouts where texture is a feature rather than a distraction. It works well for titles, pull quotes, and signage-style headlines, especially when paired with a simpler secondary text face for body copy.
The font conveys an energetic, scrappy attitude—casual and assertive at once—suggesting DIY posters, street-level grit, and a slightly humorous roughness. Its compact width and bold color give it an immediate, attention-grabbing presence, while the distressed texture adds a rebellious, tactile feel.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect, hand-applied lettering or worn print—delivering maximum impact in a compact footprint while adding character through deliberate roughness and irregular ink texture.
In text, the distressed edges remain prominent and can visually “fill in” small apertures, so letterforms tend to merge into a strong dark mass at smaller sizes. The figures share the same rugged, stamped character, supporting cohesive headline and numbering treatments.