Distressed Efgid 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, halloween, zines, quirky, grunge, handmade, playful, spooky, add texture, feel handmade, signal diy, create mood, roughened, blotty, inked, speckled, wobbly.
A condensed, hand-drawn roman with irregular, inked strokes and a visibly distressed texture. Stems and bowls are slightly wobbly with uneven curves, producing a casual rhythm and subtly inconsistent widths across glyphs. Counters and interiors show speckling and pinholes, while edges look soft and worn rather than sharply cut. Terminals tend to be rounded and organic, and the overall spacing feels loose and lively, with forms that remain readable despite the intentional roughness.
Best suited for display settings where texture and personality are desirable—posters, event flyers, album/playlist covers, craft packaging, and editorial callouts. It can also work well for themed materials (including spooky or vintage-grunge aesthetics) and short headlines where the distressed detailing can be appreciated.
The font conveys a playful scrappy energy—like marker lettering that’s been photocopied, weathered, or stamped with imperfect ink coverage. Its distressed texture adds a slightly eerie, DIY tone that can read as crafty, mischievous, or low-fi, depending on context.
Designed to deliver an approachable hand-lettered look with built-in distressing, balancing legibility with a deliberately rough print/ink feel. The narrow proportions help it fit longer words into tight spaces while still reading as expressive and handcrafted.
Uppercase forms are straightforward and blocky with simplified geometry, while lowercase letters lean more handwritten and bouncy, reinforcing an informal voice. Numerals share the same worn texture and uneven stroke behavior, keeping a consistent themed look across alphanumerics.