Distressed Filu 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, social graphics, handmade, quirky, playful, rustic, casual, hand lettering, added texture, casual charm, diy look, brushy, textured, wobbly, organic, imperfect.
A hand-drawn, all-purpose Latin with brush-like strokes and intentionally uneven contours. Letterforms are upright and compact, with simplified, mostly monoline construction that shows frequent wobble, tapering, and occasional blunt terminals as if made with a dry marker or rough brush. Counters are open and slightly irregular, rounds are softly squared in places, and joins can vary in thickness, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm. Numerals match the same casual construction, with simple shapes and visible stroke variance that reads as deliberate texture rather than strict geometry.
Best suited for display use where texture and personality are assets: posters, cover art, packaging callouts, labels, event flyers, and social media graphics. It can also work for short, informal paragraphs or captions when set a bit larger, where the distressed stroke edges remain readable and contribute to the intended tone.
The tone is friendly and informal, with a quirky, handcrafted character that feels approachable and lightly mischievous. Its roughened edges and inconsistent stroke behavior suggest DIY energy—more zine-and-poster than corporate—while staying legible enough for short text. Overall, it communicates personality, spontaneity, and a slightly weathered charm.
The design appears intended to mimic quick hand lettering with a slightly worn or dry-ink finish, delivering an easygoing, human tone without the precision of a formal text face. Its goal seems to be character-forward communication—adding warmth and informality to titles, slogans, and short messages while maintaining straightforward, familiar letter shapes.
Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade feel and giving words a gently uneven color on the line. Uppercase forms are bold in presence and work well as casual display caps, while the lowercase retains the same sketchy texture and benefits from generous tracking at smaller sizes to keep the texture from filling in.