Distressed Bulu 9 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event flyers, gritty, rugged, raw, handmade, noisy, impact, texture, analog print, grunge mood, headline voice, condensed, roughened, inked, weathered, stamped.
A condensed, all-caps-forward display face with tall proportions, tight counters, and a heavy vertical rhythm. Strokes feel press-printed and uneven, with roughened edges and scattered interior voids that read like ink wear or distressed texture. Curves are compact and slightly flattened, terminals are blunt, and the overall silhouette stays relatively consistent while allowing small glyph-to-glyph irregularities. Numerals follow the same narrow, upright construction with simplified forms and occasional texture breaks.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, bold headlines, cover art, labels, and promotional graphics where texture and attitude are desirable. It can also work for short subheads or callouts in branding systems that aim for a rugged, analog feel, but is less appropriate for long-form text due to the tight counters and heavy texture.
The font conveys a gritty, utilitarian attitude—more like a worn stamp or rough poster pull than a polished contemporary sans. Its texture adds urgency and abrasion, giving headlines a handmade, hard-edged character that feels industrial and street-level.
Likely designed to deliver a condensed, high-impact headline voice with deliberate wear and print artifacts, evoking stamped lettering and distressed poster typography. The goal appears to be instant visual punch and mood-setting texture rather than smooth neutrality.
Spacing appears tight and the condensed widths create strong vertical emphasis, especially in uppercase settings. The distressing is prominent enough to be a defining feature, so it reads best at larger sizes where the broken ink details remain intentional rather than muddy.