Distressed Lyru 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, zines, game titles, grunge, horror, punk, occult, handmade, add texture, evoke decay, create menace, signal diy, rough, ragged, inked, weathered, torn-edge.
A heavy, display-oriented face with chunky strokes and aggressively irregular contours, as if printed through worn type or painted with a dry, overloaded brush. The silhouettes are dark and high-impact, while edges break into nicks and bites that create strong texture across words. Letterforms lean toward simplified, blocky constructions with occasional sharp terminals and uneven joins; counters are generally tight and sometimes partially occluded by the distressed treatment. Spacing and widths vary noticeably, reinforcing a handmade, imperfect rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase, with numerals matching the same roughened, blotty finish.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of copy where texture is an asset—posters, event graphics, album artwork, game and film title cards, and zine-style layouts. It can also work for packaging accents or labels when a gritty, worn-print tone is desired, but it is less appropriate for long-form reading due to its dense, distressed shapes.
The font reads loud, gritty, and confrontational, with a distressed bite that suggests underground flyers, horror ephemera, and rough-print artifacts. Its texture conveys urgency and menace more than refinement, producing a raw, analog feel that can range from rebellious to eerie depending on context.
The design appears intended to emulate battered, imperfect ink on paper—combining sturdy, readable cores with deliberate erosion and rough printing artifacts. The goal is to deliver immediate impact and atmosphere, prioritizing texture and attitude over typographic smoothness.
The distress is consistent across the set, creating a cohesive surface noise that becomes a key part of the letterforms at larger sizes. In continuous text, the rough edges and tight counters increase visual density, so generous tracking and larger point sizes help preserve clarity.