Distressed Arju 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror, halloween, album art, handmade, spooky, rugged, playful, raw, handcrafted feel, distressed texture, dramatic display, thematic tone, brushy, inky, scratchy, uneven, organic.
A condensed, hand-drawn display face with brush-and-ink construction and visibly irregular outlines. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick verticals and thinner connecting joins, plus tapered terminals that suggest quick, pressure-driven lettering. Counters are often partially closed or softly distorted, and curves wobble slightly, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade feel while keeping an overall upright, readable silhouette.
Best suited for short headlines and display settings where texture is a feature—posters, event promos, packaging callouts, album/track art, and title cards. It can also work for themed applications (especially spooky or grunge-leaning concepts) when used at larger sizes and with generous spacing.
The texture and jagged, inky edges give it a gritty, slightly eerie energy, like marker lettering on a poster or a rough brush title card. It feels expressive and informal, balancing a dark, distressed tone with a casual, spirited bounce.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush or marker lettering with a worn, distressed print character. Its narrow proportions and high-contrast strokes prioritize impact and mood over neutrality, aiming for an expressive, handcrafted voice that feels deliberately rough and human.
Uppercase forms read as tall and narrow with simplified, poster-like geometry, while the lowercase adds more handwritten quirks (notably in stems, bowls, and descenders). Numerals share the same roughened finish and uneven stroke endings, helping mixed text retain a consistent, intentionally imperfect texture.