Distressed Nunub 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book titles, posters, packaging, labels, headlines, antique, rustic, grunge, handmade, storybook, aged print, historic tone, handmade feel, dramatic texture, roughened, inked, textured, worn, irregular.
A serifed, oldstyle-inspired design with noticeably roughened outlines and blotchy, ink-worn texture throughout. Strokes keep a mostly steady rhythm, but edges wobble and chip in a way that suggests distressed printing or brushy inking rather than clean metal type. Serifs are soft and often uneven, terminals can look frayed, and counters show occasional filling and speckling that adds weight in spots. Proportions feel slightly condensed in some letters and more expansive in others, creating a lively, irregular color in text while remaining legible at display sizes.
Best suited for display applications where texture is an asset: book and chapter titles, posters, labels, and packaging that aim for an aged or handcrafted look. It can also work for short passages or pull quotes when you want a strong vintage atmosphere, but the heavy distressing may feel busy at small sizes or in dense body copy.
The overall tone reads antique and handcrafted, like a weathered book plate, tavern sign, or aged poster pulled from an archive. Its distressed surface adds a dramatic, slightly eerie or folkloric flavor, balancing classic serif tradition with a gritty, imperfect finish.
The design appears intended to evoke a classic serif voice while layering on visible wear and ink irregularities to simulate historic printing, stamped lettering, or distressed signage. The goal is a legible, familiar structure with a deliberately rough surface that adds mood and narrative.
In continuous text, the texture becomes a dominant feature, producing a mottled, dark typographic color and a strong sense of materiality. The mixed degree of distress across strokes and serifs gives the face an intentionally inconsistent, print-made character rather than a purely digital smoothness.