Distressed Ebja 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, streetwear, event flyers, headlines, grunge, handmade, rough, rebellious, energetic, handmade feel, gritty impact, analog texture, diy tone, brushy, textured, irregular, inky, expressive.
A rough, brush-like display face with heavy strokes and visibly uneven contours. Forms lean slightly with a casual handwritten rhythm, and the stroke edges show ragged bite marks, blotting, and small interior voids that mimic worn ink or dry-brush drag. Letter widths vary noticeably, counters are often tight and imperfect, and terminals taper or flare unpredictably, creating an intentionally unstable, organic silhouette across the alphabet and numerals.
This font works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, album/cover art, merch graphics, packaging accents, and punchy headlines where texture is part of the message. It can also add attitude to quotes or captions when set with generous tracking and ample size to keep the distressed details legible.
The overall tone is raw and gritty, like quick marker or brush lettering stamped onto textured paper. Its imperfections feel energetic and defiant, conveying a DIY, underground sensibility that reads as loud and human rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate imperfect hand-painted or marker lettering, prioritizing texture and personality over geometric precision. Its variable widths and distressed edges suggest a deliberate aim to create a visceral, analog feel suitable for expressive branding and thematic display work.
Despite the heavy texture, the shapes stay broadly familiar, helping readability at larger sizes while the distressed detail becomes more dominant as size increases. The numerals and lowercase maintain the same roughened texture and variable rhythm, reinforcing a consistent handcrafted character across settings.