Distressed Furow 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, game titles, horror themes, themed branding, gritty, eerie, folkloric, dramatic, handmade, atmosphere, distress, texture, character, edge, ragged, ink-worn, brushy, spiky terminals, textured outlines.
The letterforms are upright and broadly readable, built from simple, almost serif-like shapes that are then distressed with torn, ink-worn contours. Strokes show uneven, brushy terminals and occasional spikes, producing a ragged silhouette while maintaining consistent overall structure. Curves are slightly lumpy and counters stay fairly open, giving the face a sturdy texture that holds together in words despite the irregular perimeter. Proportions vary a bit from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-rendered, organic rhythm.
It suits titles, short passages, and display settings where texture and mood are more important than pristine clarity—such as horror or dark-fantasy covers, game UI accents, posters, event graphics, and themed branding. It can work for pull quotes and headings in editorial layouts when a handmade, distressed tone is desired, especially at medium to larger sizes where the edge detail remains visible.
This font projects a gritty, slightly ominous tone with a handmade, storybook-darkness feel. The rough edges and jittery rhythm suggest tension and drama, making it feel more atmospheric than neutral. It reads as expressive and characterful rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a legible text voice with a deliberately roughened, worn surface. It balances recognizable, traditional letter shapes with distressed contours to add mood and immediacy, as if printed from a weathered block or drawn with a dry, imperfect tool.
The distress is concentrated along outer contours and terminals, creating a consistent “torn ink” effect across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. In the sample text, spacing and word shapes remain coherent, but the heavy texturing can visually thicken joins and edges, so generous size and contrast will help preserve clarity.