Distressed Nuruk 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, event flyers, packaging, grunge, eerie, punk, handmade, vintage, add texture, create tension, evoke print, amplify impact, ragged, roughened, inked, condensed, uneven.
A condensed, upright letterform with irregular, ragged contours that suggest worn ink or rough printing. Strokes are mostly monolinear with modest contrast shifts caused by the distressed edges rather than formal modulation. The rhythm is tight and vertical, with tall lowercase proportions and narrow counters; terminals look chipped and slightly blunted, creating a textured silhouette. Overall spacing reads compact, with small, inconsistent nibbling along stems and curves that keeps the texture lively across text.
Best used at display sizes where the distressed edges can read clearly—posters, album art, game or film titling, and themed packaging. It can also work for short pull quotes or subheads when you want texture and attitude, but extended small-size reading may lose clarity due to the roughened outlines.
The font conveys a gritty, uneasy tone—part DIY, part aged ephemera—suited to darker or rebellious themes. Its distressed texture adds tension and immediacy, evoking photocopied flyers, worn signage, or horror-adjacent titling.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, high-impact voice with built-in wear and print noise, giving digital type an analog, battered character. It aims for a dramatic, theme-forward look that stays legible while foregrounding texture and imperfection.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same narrow, upright stance, and the distressing is applied consistently enough to feel intentional rather than accidental. Numerals follow the same roughened treatment, maintaining a cohesive look for headlines and short bursts of copy.