Distressed Nagi 2 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
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A monospaced roman with sturdy slab-like serifs and subtly uneven strokes that mimic ink spread and worn printing. Letterforms are wide and open, with rounded corners softened by rough contours and occasional nicks, giving each glyph a slightly different edge profile while keeping consistent spacing and alignment. Counters are generous and the overall rhythm is steady and mechanical, but the texture introduces a lively, imperfect surface across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Well suited to editorial headlines, chapter openers, and short-to-medium passages where a typewritten, timeworn voice is desired. It also works for posters, zines, film/TV-style title cards, and packaging that benefits from an authentic printed texture. For dense body copy, the rough edges can become visually active, so slightly larger sizes and generous leading help maintain clarity.
The font conveys an analog, archival tone—like a well-used typewriter ribbon or a repeatedly photocopied page. Its distressed texture reads as gritty and human, suggesting age, urgency, and a documentary feel rather than polished modernity.
The design appears intended to recreate the look of monospaced type produced under imperfect conditions—aged machinery, dry ribbon, or rough reproduction—while retaining the predictable spacing and structure of a fixed-width font. The goal seems to be a balance between utilitarian legibility and expressive, distressed character.
The distress is concentrated along outer contours and serif terminals, creating a speckled, worn silhouette without collapsing the interior shapes. Numerals and punctuation inherit the same irregular inked edge, helping long passages feel cohesive and intentionally rough.