Distressed Idry 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, stickers, packaging, grunge, handmade, playful, punk, comic, diy texture, gritty impact, hand-lettered feel, youthful edge, casual display, scratchy, roughened, inked, uneven, textured.
A compact, hand-drawn display face with thick, inked strokes and heavily roughened edges. Letterforms show deliberate wobble and stroke chatter, with small notches, blobs, and dry-brush breaks that create a consistent distressed texture. Counters are generally open and rounded, terminals are blunt and irregular, and curves often show layered or retraced outlines. Proportions are tight with short extenders and a lively, uneven rhythm that reads as intentionally imperfect rather than geometric.
Works best at display sizes where the distressed detail can be appreciated—posters, flyers, merch graphics, album/playlist covers, and bold packaging callouts. It can also serve for short, punchy UI labels or social graphics when a handmade, gritty voice is needed, but the heavy texture may reduce clarity at small sizes or in long paragraphs.
The overall tone is gritty and mischievous, balancing a DIY zine aesthetic with a cartoonish friendliness. Its rough texture and jittery contours suggest urgency and attitude, while rounded shapes keep it approachable and humorous. The feel is expressive and informal, suited to energetic messages rather than refined editorial typography.
Likely designed to mimic a rough marker or brush-lettered look with purposeful wear and re-inking artifacts, creating a strong handmade texture without losing basic legibility. The consistent distressing and compact proportions indicate an intention for high-impact, characterful display typography that feels DIY and energetic.
The texture is strong enough to become a primary visual feature, especially in curved letters and numerals where the retraced outline effect is most apparent. Spacing appears relatively tight, and the distressed edge treatment remains consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, helping it hold together in short lines of display copy.