Distressed Loho 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, book covers, vintage, rugged, gritty, hand-inked, old-world, aged print, handmade feel, tactile texture, retro tone, grunge accent, textured, roughened, blotchy, inked, irregular.
A heavy, serifed display face with visibly roughened outlines and uneven ink texture that creates a stamped or worn-print look. Strokes are broad with modest contrast and slightly inconsistent thickness, as if formed by pressure and imperfect transfer. The serifs are chunky and bracketed, often flaring into softened, irregular terminals; counters show small nicks and dark spots that read like ink gain. Overall spacing and proportions feel classical, while the distressed edge treatment adds a noisy, tactile surface across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display roles where texture is an asset: posters, editorial headlines, book covers, and branded packaging or labels. It also works well for period-flavored graphics, rustic identities, and any layout aiming for an aged print or stamped-mark impression.
The font conveys a weathered, analog character—part antique print, part rough shop sign. Its texture suggests age, handling, and imperfect reproduction, giving text a gritty, archival tone with a handmade edge.
The design appears intended to merge traditional serif letterforms with a deliberately worn, inked texture, simulating imperfect printing and timeworn surfaces. The goal is to add atmosphere and materiality while preserving strong, straightforward letter skeletons for legibility in short to medium text settings.
The distressing is consistent enough to feel like a deliberate printing artifact rather than random deformation, and it remains readable at larger sizes. The figures and lowercase maintain the same rugged contouring, keeping a cohesive rhythm across mixed-case settings.