Distressed Hodas 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, titles, handmade, gritty, playful, expressive, rustic, hand-lettered feel, aged texture, organic imperfection, informal display, rough, scratchy, inked, wobbly, irregular.
A rough, hand-drawn Latin with scratchy, ink-like strokes and intentionally uneven contours. Letterforms are built from narrow, slightly wobbly verticals and rounded bowls, with frequent stroke overlap and small burrs that mimic dry brush or worn marker texture. Spacing and sidebearings vary noticeably, giving words a lively, irregular rhythm; counters are generally open, though edges and joins look distressed and imperfect. Capitals appear tall and simple, while lowercase keeps a compact body with occasional quirky details such as the looped descender on “g” and a long, curling descender on “j.” Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with loose curves and uneven terminals.
Best suited to display roles where its rough texture and irregular rhythm can be a feature rather than a distraction—posters, album/cover art, editorial and event headlines, handmade-feeling packaging, and themed graphics. It can also work for short bursts of text (pull quotes or labels) where a gritty, personal tone is desired, but the distressed outlines and variable spacing make it less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone feels raw and human—more like handmade signage or a quick sketch than polished typography. Its distressed texture and uneven pacing suggest an informal, slightly spooky or crafty mood that can read as DIY, indie, and a bit rebellious.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettering with a deliberately worn, distressed finish—combining simple, readable structures with rough edges and uneven ink behavior to evoke DIY print, street signage, or sketchbook lettering.
The texture is consistent across the character set, with visible variations in stroke thickness and edge fray that help it hold a cohesive “drawn” voice. Curves often show multiple passes, and vertical strokes sometimes taper or bulge, reinforcing the analog, imperfect feel.