Distressed Itgev 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: halloween, horror titles, posters, packaging, merchandise, spooky, grungy, playful, handmade, vintage, add texture, evoke wear, create horror tone, poster impact, rough, blotchy, worn, inky, irregular.
A heavy, rounded display face with chunky strokes and noticeably irregular, eroded contours. Terminals look torn and blunted, with occasional drips and nicks that create a blotchy ink/print texture. Counters are generally open and simple, while some joins and curves show uneven swelling that gives each glyph a slightly different silhouette. Spacing and letterfit read compact and dense, producing a strong black mass in text while preserving clear letterforms.
Best suited to headlines, titles, posters, and short bursts of copy where the distressed texture can read clearly. It fits seasonal and event graphics (especially Halloween), horror or mystery branding, band/flyer work, and bold packaging or merchandise applications that benefit from a gritty, printed look.
The overall tone is spooky and mischievous, blending haunted-house poster energy with a DIY, distressed print feel. Its rough edges and inky artifacts suggest age, grime, or horror-comic theatrics rather than refinement, making it feel bold, loud, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears intended to deliver an immediate, high-impact display voice with a deliberately worn, ink-smeared character. By combining sturdy, rounded letterforms with eroded edges and occasional drip-like details, it aims to evoke aged printing and spooky, theatrical signage while remaining legible in large-scale use.
The uppercase has a broad, poster-like presence, while the lowercase keeps the same rugged texture and rounded construction for a consistent voice. Numerals match the same distressed treatment and hold up as strong, recognizable shapes. The texture is prominent enough that it becomes part of the color and rhythm of a paragraph, especially at larger sizes.