Distressed Ekgu 10 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, kids branding, party invites, halloween promos, playful, quirky, handmade, cheeky, spooky, add texture, create novelty, signal handmade, boost impact, set a theme, chunky, textured, speckled, irregular, rounded.
A chunky, heavy display face with subtly irregular outlines and a deliberately uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and simplified, with rounded corners and occasional angled terminals that keep the silhouettes lively rather than geometric. The most distinctive feature is the porous, speckled texture cut into the letterforms—small internal holes and pitted counters that read like worn ink or a cutout stencil effect. Uppercase forms are broad and emphatic, while the lowercase keeps a friendly, compact structure; numerals match the same bold, textured treatment for consistent color on the page.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, event promotions, and playful branding. The internal speckling rewards larger sizes and high-contrast settings, where the texture reads clearly without filling in.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a slightly spooky, cartoon-prop feel created by the bouncy shapes and mottled texture. It suggests handmade signage and novelty packaging—more fun than serious—while staying legible at larger sizes.
The design appears intended to deliver instant personality through heavy shapes and a built-in distressed texture, giving designers a ready-made “printed/aged” look without additional effects. It prioritizes impact and character for display use over neutral, long-form reading.
Texture density varies slightly from glyph to glyph, which adds to the handcrafted character but can create a more animated, less uniform texture in longer passages. Spacing appears intentionally loose and buoyant, contributing to an informal, poster-like cadence.