Distressed Fizu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, game titles, horror promo, zines, grungy, handmade, quirky, punk, horror, diy texture, analog grit, edgy impact, handmade feel, thematic display, rough, inked, blotty, wobbly, uneven.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with heavy, inky strokes and pronounced edge erosion. Letterforms are built from loose, brush/marker-like strokes that swell and pinch, creating an uneven rhythm and frequent interior voids or nicks that read like worn ink or distressed printing. Shapes are largely rounded and slightly condensed in places, but spacing and stroke paths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the set a lively, irregular texture. Counters are often small and imperfect, terminals are blunt and smeared, and diagonals and curves wobble subtly, reinforcing a raw, analog feel.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, event flyers, album covers, and title treatments where texture is an asset. It can also work for themed UI moments (e.g., game menus or chapter cards) when used at sizes that preserve the distressed detail and avoid crowding.
The overall tone is gritty and mischievous, with a rebellious, DIY energy. Its blotty texture and unstable contours push it toward eerie and chaotic territory, making it feel at home in edgy, underground, or darkly playful contexts rather than polished corporate work.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive, imperfect lettering made with a saturated brush or marker, then weathered through rough reproduction. The goal is less about typographic refinement and more about delivering immediate personality, texture, and an intentionally unpolished edge.
In the sample text, the distressed texture becomes a dominant graphic element, especially at larger sizes where the chipped edges and ink breaks are clearly visible. The uppercase reads assertive and poster-like, while the lowercase keeps the same handmade character with similarly rough bowls and stems, maintaining consistent attitude across the set.