Distressed Radat 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween promos, event posters, album art, game ui, spooky, gritty, vintage, handmade, macabre, create tension, add texture, evoke vintage print, signal horror, rough, inky, blotty, uneven, textured.
A heavy, inked display face with irregular, distressed contours and frequent internal nicks that read like worn letterpress or brushy stamp artifacts. Strokes are generally thick but fluctuate in width, with tapered terminals, occasional teardrop endings, and ragged edges that create a lively, imperfect silhouette. Counters are partly pinched or mottled, and spacing feels slightly uneven, reinforcing an analog, printed-by-hand rhythm. Uppercase forms lean blocky and compact, while lowercase shows more quirky, calligraphic motion and varied character widths.
Well-suited to horror and Halloween-themed titles, poster headlines, and packaging or labels that benefit from a rough, vintage-printed look. It can work for game titles, chapter cards, social graphics, and short pull quotes where texture and atmosphere matter more than pristine readability.
The overall tone is eerie and theatrical, with a gritty, handcrafted energy that suggests horror ephemera, old broadsides, and occult or folk-tale aesthetics. The texture adds tension and drama, making even simple words feel weathered, ominous, and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, display-ready alphabet that mimics distressed printing and imperfect inking, prioritizing mood and character over uniform precision. Its varied widths and ragged outlines aim to create an instantly recognizable, themed voice for dramatic headlines and branded isolation text.
Legibility holds up best at headline sizes where the distressed edges read as intentional texture; at smaller sizes the interior breaks and rough terminals can visually fill in. Numerals carry the same roughened ink behavior and look cohesive in short, punchy uses.