Distressed Nudut 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, horror titles, album covers, game graphics, event flyers, grunge, rugged, spooky, vintage, handmade, add texture, create tension, look aged, feel handmade, increase impact, rough-edged, weathered, inked, chipped, uneven.
A heavy, compact letterform with jagged, eroded contours that mimic worn ink or torn paper edges. Strokes feel brushy and irregular, with rough terminals, occasional nicks, and inconsistent curvature that produces a distressed silhouette rather than clean geometry. Counters are small-to-moderate and often asymmetrical, while verticals dominate and keep the texture dense. Overall rhythm is lively and uneven, with subtle per-glyph variation that reads like imperfect printing or handmade lettering.
Best suited to display uses where texture is an asset: headlines, posters, title cards, packaging accents, and dramatic branding moments. It works well for horror-leaning or gritty themes, as well as vintage-styled graphics that want a worn, printed look. For longer passages, it’s most effective in short bursts or pull quotes where the roughness can be enjoyed without overwhelming readability.
The font conveys a gritty, ominous energy with a tactile, analog feel. Its distressed texture suggests age, friction, and noise—evoking horror, punk flyers, occult ephemera, or weathered signage. The tone is assertive and raw rather than refined or polite.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact display face with a deliberately degraded surface, capturing the look of distressed print or aggressively textured brush lettering. It prioritizes character and atmosphere over precision, using irregular edges and uneven stroke behavior to create a loud, tactile presence.
In the sample text, the rough perimeter texture remains prominent even at larger sizes, creating a strong, noisy color on the page. The uppercase has a poster-like presence, while the lowercase maintains the same torn-edge character and compact proportions, keeping mixed-case setting cohesive and punchy.