Distressed Nuleg 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, packaging, labels, vintage, folkloric, hand-printed, weathered, storybook, aged print, handmade feel, period flavor, display impact, wedge serif, rough edges, inked, organic, irregular.
A narrow, upright serif with wedge-like terminals and a visibly hand-printed texture. Strokes show moderate contrast and slight swelling, with uneven edges and occasional nicks that suggest rough inking or worn letterpress. The letterforms keep a generally classic serif skeleton while allowing irregular curves and asymmetrical joins, producing a lively, slightly wobbly rhythm. Counters are compact, the x-height reads relatively low, and spacing feels natural rather than strictly mechanical.
Works best for display settings where texture is an advantage: posters, book and album covers, product packaging, labels, and themed branding. It can also add character to short passages or pull quotes, but the distressed edges are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is old-world and tactile, evoking aged print, folk ephemera, and storybook titling. Its roughness reads as intentional and human, giving text a charmingly imperfect, timeworn character.
Designed to mimic hand-set or hand-drawn serif lettering with the visual noise of imperfect printing. The goal appears to be a classic, readable structure infused with organic irregularity for atmosphere and theme-forward typography.
Caps have a sturdy, poster-like presence, while the lowercase shows more variation in stroke endings and bowl shapes, reinforcing the handmade impression. Numerals follow the same inked, uneven finish and remain clear at display sizes.