Distressed Woru 6 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, badges, gritty, vintage, analog, rugged, handmade, weathered, printlike, tactile, expressive, impactful, roughened, inked, blunt, chipped, grainy.
A heavy, slab-serif-inspired letterform base is overlaid with consistent distressing that chips and softens contours. Strokes are sturdy with blunt terminals, and the serifs read as squat and bracketed, often appearing rounded or eroded at the corners. Counters are generally open and readable, but the texture introduces subtle dark spots and uneven outlines that create a stamped, letterpress-like rhythm across lines of text.
Well-suited for posters, album or book covers, headlines, and packaging that benefits from a tactile, lived-in voice. It also fits branding for craft, industrial, or outdoors-oriented products, as well as editorial pulls, badges, and label-style graphics where a rough print impression is desirable. For long-form text, it will be most comfortable at larger sizes where the texture reads as intentional rather than noise.
This typeface conveys a gritty, analog tone that feels pulled from worn paper, rough printing, or hand-inked lettering. The irregular edges add a sense of urgency and attitude, reading as vintage, gritty, and slightly rebellious rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver strong readability while adding the character of imperfect production—like aged type, worn rubber stamps, or ink pressed into porous stock. The distress is applied broadly enough to be noticeable at display sizes, yet controlled enough to keep word shapes intact in short passages.
The texture is integrated across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, giving consistent “worn” color and avoiding sudden clean glyphs. Numerals and round letters show especially prominent edge erosion, enhancing the stamped/letterpress impression in running sample text.