Distressed Ubfi 2 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, posters, book covers, game ui, album art, eerie, hand-inked, gritty, gothic, folkloric, evoke unease, handmade texture, thematic display, antique print, scratchy, spiky, ragged, calligraphic, angular.
A jagged, hand-inked display face with narrow internal counters and sharp, tapering terminals that suggest a dry brush or worn pen. Strokes show pronounced contrast and frequent breaks, creating rough edges and uneven texture across stems and bowls. Proportions are irregular from glyph to glyph, with tall ascenders/descenders and a comparatively small lowercase body, producing a wiry silhouette and lively, unsettled rhythm. Capitals feel more calligraphic and pointed, while lowercase forms remain thin and delicate, with intermittent ink traps and wobble that read as intentional distress.
Best suited for display applications where atmosphere matters more than long-form readability—such as horror or fantasy posters, book and chapter titles, game menus, album covers, and themed packaging. It can work for short pull quotes or headings on textured backgrounds, especially when set larger to preserve the distressed detail.
The overall tone is ominous and storybook-dark, evoking horror titles, occult ephemera, or hand-lettered spellbook notes. Its roughened contours and spiky terminals add tension and drama, giving text a haunted, handmade character rather than a clean literary feel.
The design appears intended to mimic distressed hand-lettering with calligraphic roots—prioritizing mood, irregular texture, and a dramatic silhouette over uniformity. It aims to deliver an immediate themed impression, as if printed from a worn plate or written quickly with a scratchy pen.
Texture is a defining feature: the distressed stroke edges are strong enough to be visible at typical display sizes, and letterspacing appears to benefit from a bit of air to keep the ragged details from clumping. Numerals are more reserved and readable than the letters but still carry the same uneven, inked finish.