Distressed Meki 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, labels, handmade, vintage, rustic, folksy, quirky, add texture, evoke print, humanize type, vintage tone, textured, roughened, inked, imperfect, organic.
A narrow, upright roman with lightly roughened outlines that mimic dry ink and imperfect printing. Strokes are mostly monolinear with subtle contrast and slightly uneven terminals, giving counters and curves a hand-formed feel. Serifs are minimal and inconsistent—more like small flares and blunt stops than formal bracketed serifs—while verticals remain steady enough for continuous reading. Overall spacing is moderately tight, and the texture reads as intentional wear rather than random distortion.
Well-suited for posters, packaging, and labels where a tactile, printed-on-paper look is desirable. It also works for book covers and short editorial headlines when you want a readable narrow face with a touch of grit and handcrafted character.
The font conveys a handmade, vintage tone—warm, slightly gritty, and human. Its irregular edges and softened forms suggest old paper, stamped lettering, or workshop-made signage, adding personality without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to provide a legible narrow text/display roman with a controlled distressed texture, evoking analog printing and handcrafted lettering while maintaining an even baseline and dependable letter structure.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive in paragraph samples. Round letters retain clear interior space despite the rough perimeter, and the overall rhythm stays relatively even, keeping the distressed character as a surface effect rather than a structural one.