Distressed Gebaz 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, quotes, handwritten, sketchy, quirky, casual, playful, handmade look, casual display, sketch texture, human warmth, monoline, wiry, jittery, roughened, organic.
A wiry, hand-drawn sans with monoline strokes that wobble and double back like quick pen sketching. Letterforms are simple and open, with irregular stroke joins, occasional retracing, and slightly uneven curves that create a lightly distressed texture. Proportions are tall and spare, with narrow counters and a lively, inconsistent rhythm across both uppercase and lowercase; numerals follow the same loose, doodled construction.
Best suited to display use where the hand-drawn texture can be appreciated—posters, titles, packaging callouts, book covers, and short quote graphics. It can also work for playful UI accents or labels, but the sketchy stroke behavior favors larger sizes over long-form reading.
The overall tone is informal and human, with a playful, slightly offbeat energy that feels like notes in the margin or a handmade poster. Its rough, sketched edges convey spontaneity and a DIY attitude rather than polish or formality.
Likely designed to emulate quick pen lettering with visible retracing and imperfect contours, capturing a casual handmade look with a gently distressed finish for expressive display typography.
Spacing appears loose and airy in running text, while the irregular stroke overlap adds a faint “scribble” shadow that becomes more apparent at larger sizes. Round letters like O/Q read cleanly despite the jitter, and the set maintains a consistent hand across capitals, lowercase, and figures.