Distressed Faso 2 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Core Sans N SC' by S-Core (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, retro, quirky, handmade, chunky, expressiveness, nostalgia, approachability, handmade texture, attention grabbing, rounded, soft corners, blobby, inked, posterlike.
A heavy, rounded display face with softly swollen strokes and compact counters. Forms are upright and mostly monoline in feel, but show subtle waviness and uneven internal shapes that read like inky fill or lightly distressed printing. Terminals are blunt and rounded, curves are generous, and joins are simplified, creating a friendly, cartoonish silhouette. Widths vary by character, with broad, open shapes alongside narrower verticals, adding a lively rhythm in text.
Best suited for display settings where personality is the goal: posters, playful branding, packaging, event graphics, and short editorial headlines. The dense weight and textured fills favor medium-to-large sizes, while the variable widths and chunky shapes help short words feel animated and attention-grabbing.
The overall tone is upbeat and informal, mixing mid-century sign-painting warmth with a slightly messy, handmade charm. Its soft, chunky silhouettes feel approachable and comedic rather than sharp or technical, giving headlines a nostalgic, characterful voice.
Likely drawn to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a lightly distressed, inked texture—evoking handmade signage or imperfect print while maintaining clear letterforms for impactful titles.
The distress appears more in interior irregularities and occasional edge wobble than in torn outlines, keeping the texture readable at larger sizes. Numerals share the same rounded massing and simplified geometry, supporting cohesive titling and short callouts.