Distressed Ilde 15 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, book covers, rustic, retro, playful, quirky, handmade, vintage texture, handmade feel, print wear, display impact, inked, blotchy, worn, soft-edged, lumpy.
A slanted, heavy text face with compact, monospaced spacing and a consistently irregular silhouette. Strokes appear brushy and inked-in, with rounded terminals, uneven thickness, and occasional pinched joins that create a blot-and-bite texture along curves and stems. Counters are small and sometimes partially closed, and the baseline rhythm feels bouncy due to subtly varied footing and teardrop-like swelling on lower terminals. Overall shapes lean toward sturdy, simplified forms rather than sharp serifs, with a deliberately rough printing/hand-rendered finish.
Best suited to short display settings where texture and personality are assets—posters, packaging and label design, menu titles, event graphics, and book or album covers. It can also work for pull quotes or short blocks of text when set with generous size and line spacing to preserve readability.
The font communicates a nostalgic, folksy energy—casual and slightly mischievous, like worn letterpress or stamped packaging. Its irregular edges and inky texture add warmth and personality, prioritizing character over polish and making the voice feel human and tactile.
The design appears intended to emulate rough, ink-heavy lettering with a controlled slant and a fixed-width cadence, delivering a vintage-meets-handmade look. It aims to feel printed and weathered rather than digitally precise, providing a distinctive display voice that stands out in themed or illustrative typography.
The strong texture and dark color create high visual presence, but the tightened counters and uneven interior shapes can reduce clarity at small sizes. The monospaced cadence gives lines a mechanical grid-like rhythm that contrasts nicely with the organic stroke wobble.