Distressed Meku 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, labels, handmade, grunge, quirky, casual, vintage, handmade look, worn print, casual display, textured impact, rough, inked, wobbly, textured, blotchy.
A narrow, hand-drawn sans with irregular stroke edges and a lightly blotched, ink-pressed texture. Strokes show subtle width wobble and soft corners rather than crisp terminals, producing uneven contours that feel stamped or written with a marker on absorbent paper. Proportions are compact with slightly condensed rounds, modest apertures, and a lively, inconsistent rhythm across characters that emphasizes the distressed surface. Numerals and capitals keep a simple, utilitarian construction, while lowercase forms retain the same roughened edges and casual stroke behavior.
Best suited to display uses where the texture can be appreciated—posters, cover art, packaging, labels, and headline treatments that benefit from a handmade, worn-print feel. It can work for short text and pull quotes when a casual, tactile tone is desired, but will be most effective when set large enough to keep the distressed edges from crowding the letterforms.
The font reads as informal and tactile, with a gritty, handmade character that suggests worn printing, DIY signage, or sketchbook lettering. Its uneven edges and slightly jittery forms create a playful, imperfect tone that feels approachable rather than polished.
Likely designed to capture the look of imperfect, analog lettering—somewhere between hand-painted signage and distressed stamp printing—delivering a lively texture and human irregularity while keeping straightforward, readable letter shapes.
In running text the texture remains prominent and can visually darken at smaller sizes, while at larger sizes the distressed contours become a key part of the aesthetic. Spacing appears fairly open for the condensed shapes, helping maintain legibility despite the roughened outlines.