Distressed Gojy 2 is a very light, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, film posters, game branding, book covers, album art, eerie, grunge, occult, weathered, handmade, aged print, artifact feel, horror mood, gritty texture, hand-inked look, ragged, blotchy, scratchy, inked, uneven.
A distressed, ink-worn roman with narrow hairline strokes contrasted by occasional heavy, pooled areas that read like dry brush or degraded printing. Letterforms are largely built from simple, upright skeletons and open counters, but edges are heavily eroded with nicks, breaks, and irregular interior voids. Curves (notably in O/C/G) show rough, chipped contours, while many verticals appear thinned and interrupted, creating a flickering rhythm across words. Spacing and widths feel uneven by design, reinforcing an improvised, stamped/printed-from-worn-type look.
Well-suited to horror/thriller titles, dark fantasy or occult-themed packaging, game and film posters, book covers, and album artwork where texture is a primary stylistic cue. It can also work for short pull quotes, chapter openers, and signage-style graphics that benefit from an aged, distressed print aesthetic.
The font conveys a dark, unsettling tone—part antique document, part found object—suggesting age, decay, and ritualistic or horror-leaning atmosphere. Its inconsistent ink texture adds tension and grit, making it feel more like a prop or artifact than neutral typography.
The design appears intended to mimic worn ink and deteriorated letterpress or brush-made lettering, prioritizing mood and texture over smooth regularity. Its controlled underlying structure keeps forms recognizable while the aggressive erosion and ink pooling create a dramatic, atmospheric voice.
Legibility is best at display sizes where the distressed texture reads as intentional detail; at smaller sizes the breaks and blotches can visually close or fragment shapes. Numerals and capitals carry strong character and work well as focal elements, while the lowercase maintains a similarly ragged texture with a slightly more handwritten cadence.