Distressed Mesu 2 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, horror titles, game graphics, gritty, handmade, raw, moody, pulp, add texture, evoke print, create tension, signal handmade, brushy, ragged, textured, condensed, irregular.
A condensed, hand-drawn display face with brush-like stroke modulation and pronounced roughness along edges and terminals. Letterforms are largely upright with compact counters and a slightly uneven baseline rhythm that reinforces the handmade feel. Strokes show natural tapering and occasional blots or dry-brush breaks, producing a textured silhouette and subtly inconsistent joins. Capitals read tall and narrow, while lowercase maintains a straightforward, print-like construction with irregular details that keep the texture lively across words.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, and branding that benefits from a rough, analog texture. It works well for horror, thriller, punk/garage, and retro pulp aesthetics, and can add character to short quotes or punchy subheads when set at larger sizes.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, like stamped ink or a quickly painted sign. Its rough finish and narrow proportions create a tense, energetic voice that feels vintage, rebellious, and a little ominous.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect ink application—somewhere between brush lettering and worn print—delivering an expressive, distressed voice while remaining legible in short-to-medium display text.
Texture is consistent across letters and figures, with the strongest distress appearing at stroke ends and along verticals. Spacing appears relatively tight in running text, and the distressed edges can visually thicken at small sizes, making it most effective when given room to breathe.