Distressed Emrok 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Gltp Starion' by Glowtype, 'Classic Grotesque' by Monotype, 'Fact' by ParaType, 'Belle Sans' by Park Street Studio, 'Gigranche' by Ridtype, and 'Radiate Sans' by Studio Sun (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, stickers, packaging, album art, grunge, playful, handmade, rugged, comic, loud impact, diy texture, retro print, hand-ink feel, friendly boldness, blobby, soft-cornered, roughened, inked, chubby.
A heavy, rounded display face with chunky, inflated letterforms and softened corners. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with subtle, irregular edge wear that mimics rough inking or distressed printing. Counters are compact and sometimes slightly pinched, giving the forms a stamped, blotted look. Spacing and widths feel intentionally uneven, enhancing the handmade rhythm while maintaining clear, upright silhouettes.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, event graphics, sticker designs, packaging callouts, and album or zine-style cover art. It works well anywhere a bold, tactile, printed-by-hand impression is desired, especially when paired with simple supporting text.
The overall tone is bold, scrappy, and approachable—more quirky than aggressive. Its rough texture suggests DIY posters, photocopied flyers, and worn packaging, while the rounded construction keeps it friendly and humorous.
This font appears designed to deliver maximum presence with a deliberately imperfect, distressed finish—capturing the feel of thick marker lettering or a worn stamp. The goal is to combine loud display weight with a casual, handmade texture that reads quickly while adding character.
The distressing is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, reading as surface texture rather than extreme deformation. The shapes stay highly legible at display sizes, but the tight counters and textured edges may fill in at very small sizes or on low-resolution output.