Distressed Fisy 2 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, book covers, packaging, branding, gothic, macabre, antique, grunge, mysterious, aged print, horror tone, dramatic display, period flavor, handmade texture, antiqued, chipped, roughened, ragged, inked.
The letterforms are built on a serifed, oldstyle-inspired skeleton with narrow proportions and lively, uneven stroke endings. High contrast between thick and thin strokes is visible throughout, but the outlines are deliberately roughened with chipped edges, ink-breaks, and uneven curves that mimic worn print or degraded engraving. Counters are occasionally irregular, and the overall rhythm feels intentionally unsettled while remaining legible at display sizes.
This font suits display applications where atmosphere matters more than clean neutrality, such as horror and dark-fantasy titles, Halloween promotions, game and film posters, book covers, and event branding. It can also work for stylized packaging, labels, and editorial headlines that want an antiquated or occult tone. Because the distressing is prominent, it is best used at larger sizes where the broken edges and textures can be appreciated without collapsing into noise.
This typeface projects a dark, antiquarian mood with a gritty, handmade edge. The distressed contours and irregular texture give it a weathered, uncanny character that reads as dramatic and slightly ominous rather than polished or neutral.
The design appears intended to evoke historical letterpress or engraved titling that has been eroded by time, imperfect inking, or reproduction artifacts. Its controlled underlying structure suggests it aims to stay readable while adding narrative texture and tension for thematic display work.
The glyph set shown includes uppercase, lowercase, and numerals with consistent distressing across characters. The numerals and capitals carry especially bold, torn edges, while the lowercase maintains the same rough texture with slightly lighter presence, reinforcing a display-first personality.