Distressed Rabih 9 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event promo, grunge, playful, handmade, bold, street, expressiveness, impact, handmade texture, analog wear, brushy, blotchy, roughened, chunky, inked.
A heavy, brush-mark display face with rounded, simplified letterforms and noticeably irregular edges. Strokes fluctuate in thickness with rough, torn-looking terminals and occasional ink breaks and speckling that create a worn-print texture. Counters are generally open and simple (often near-circular in O/0), while joins and shoulders feel hand-shaped rather than geometric, producing a lively, uneven rhythm across words and numerals.
Best suited to short, bold messaging such as posters, event promotions, packaging callouts, album/cover art, and apparel graphics where texture is an asset. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for body copy.
The overall tone is gritty and energetic, combining a friendly, cartoonish silhouette with a raw, scuffed surface. It reads as casual and expressive—more handmade than polished—giving headlines an immediate, streetwise punch.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with a hand-painted look and intentionally weathered texture, balancing approachable rounded forms with distressed ink behavior. The goal appears to be expressive display typography that feels printed, stamped, or brushed with imperfect, analog character.
The texture varies from glyph to glyph, with some characters showing heavier distressing and others reading cleaner, which reinforces the handcrafted feel. At larger sizes the speckled wear becomes a defining feature; at smaller sizes the roughness may close in around tight counters and details.