Distressed Nirih 7 is a regular weight, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A rough, typewriter-like serif with deliberately uneven contours and ink-spread texture. Strokes show softly jagged edges, small nicks, and occasional blotting that makes counters and terminals feel imperfect and pressed. Proportions are generous and open, with sturdy capitals, compact serifs, and slightly inconsistent stroke endings that create a lively, irregular rhythm while staying clearly legible. Figures are bold and simple, matching the same worn printing character as the letters.
Works well for headlines, posters, and cover typography where a tactile, printed-on-paper feel is desired. It can also support short editorial passages, pull quotes, and title cards when you want legibility with a clearly aged, distressed voice.
The overall tone is archival and tactile, evoking aged paper, carbon copies, and imperfect mechanical printing. Its irregularities read as intentional grit rather than casual handwriting, giving it a slightly haunted, noir-leaning character suited to atmospheric storytelling.
Likely designed to mimic worn letterpress or typewriter output, combining a familiar serif skeleton with controlled imperfections to simulate real-world printing artifacts. The goal appears to be adding atmosphere and authenticity without sacrificing readability.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping paragraphs hold together without the distress feeling pasted on. The roughness is more about edge wear and ink gain than heavy distortion, so the letterforms remain recognizable at text sizes while still signaling a distressed aesthetic.