Distressed Emgun 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Litho Display' by Arkitype, 'Muller Next' by Fontfabric, 'Murs Gothic' by Kobuzan, 'Morandi' by Monotype, and 'Core Sans NR' by S-Core (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, album art, playful, grunge, handmade, retro, comic, expressiveness, tactile print, high impact, informal tone, chunky, rounded, blobby, roughened, textured.
A chunky, rounded display face with a forward-leaning stance and soft, inflated silhouettes. Strokes are heavy and uneven, with roughened edges and occasional speckled voids that evoke worn ink or distressed printing. Counters are generally small and irregular, and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with noticeable per-glyph variation that keeps lines from feeling mechanically uniform.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, event flyers, bold social graphics, packaging, and merchandise. It also works well for playful branding accents and headline treatments where the worn texture can add attitude and tactility.
The texture and buoyant forms give this font a lively, scrappy personality—more fun than formal. It reads like hand-made lettering pulled through imperfect printing, suggesting casual energy, humor, and a slightly rebellious, street-poster attitude.
The design appears intended to deliver a loud, approachable display voice with a deliberately imperfect finish. Its combination of rounded, cartoon-like massing and distressed ink texture aims to feel hand-crafted and energetic, prioritizing personality and impact over pristine neutrality.
The distressed interior speckling is visible across many glyphs and becomes more pronounced at larger sizes, where it adds character but can also darken dense text blocks. The italic slant and wide bodies create strong momentum in headlines, while tight counters and heavy joins suggest avoiding very small sizes or long paragraphs.