Distressed Hysu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, title cards, game ui, packaging, gritty, vintage, spooky, tactical, noir, add texture, evoke age, create drama, suggest printwear, roughened, eroded, inked, jagged, weathered.
A serifed text face with compact, sturdy letterforms and visibly abraded contours. Strokes show a printed-ink character: edges are chipped and irregular, terminals break into small spikes, and bowls and counters carry slight roughness that reads like wear or distressed inking. The design maintains a clear baseline and upright stance, with classic serif structure underneath the texture; capitals are strong and slightly condensed in feel, while lowercase keeps a readable, straightforward skeleton with a modest x-height and firm serifs.
Best suited to short-to-medium text settings where texture is part of the message: posters, title treatments, book or album covers, game menus, and brand marks that want an aged, gritty voice. It can also work for packaging or labels aiming for a vintage, weathered print look, especially when set with generous tracking to keep counters open.
The overall tone is gritty and aged, evoking worn printing, old documents, or stamped ephemera. Its rough, tactile finish also pushes it toward darker, more dramatic moods—useful for suspense, mystery, and rugged, utilitarian themes.
The design appears intended to preserve familiar serif readability while adding a deliberately worn, rough-printed surface. It’s built to communicate age, grit, and atmosphere without abandoning the classic text-face proportions and rhythm.
The distressing is consistent across the alphabet and numerals, giving uniform texture without collapsing the underlying serif forms. The strongest visual signature is at terminals and corners, where the chipping creates sharp, thorn-like nicks that add energy at display sizes.