Distressed Gekam 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, branding, invitations, vintage, whimsical, handmade, storybook, ornate, handmade feel, period flavor, aged print, decorative titles, expressive lettering, calligraphic, swashy, inky, roughened, curling.
A calligraphic italic with looping entry strokes, swashy terminals, and a lively baseline that feels hand-drawn rather than mechanically uniform. Strokes show moderate contrast and rounded, brush-like curves, with intentionally irregular edges and occasional interior texture that reads like worn ink or rough printing. Capitals are more embellished with curls and small flourishes, while the lowercase remains compact with a relatively short x-height and gently varying letter widths that add to the organic rhythm.
Best suited to short to medium display text where its swashes and roughened texture can be appreciated—such as posters, book and album covers, packaging, labels, and boutique branding. It can also work for invitations or thematic headings when a vintage, handcrafted voice is desired.
The overall tone is nostalgic and playful, blending old-style penmanship with a slightly scruffy, lived-in surface. It suggests crafted signage, folkloric titles, and whimsical period flavor rather than polished formality.
Designed to evoke expressive pen lettering with a deliberately imperfect print/ink finish, pairing decorative flourishes with an aged, tactile texture for themed display typography.
Curled terminals and open counters keep the forms readable at display sizes, but the distressed texture and decorative swashes can build visual density in longer settings. Numerals and capitals carry especially distinctive loops and inkiness, reinforcing a handmade, characterful presence.