Distressed Bini 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, book covers, horror titles, gritty, handmade, raw, expressive, edgy, handmade feel, dramatic texture, high impact, grunge attitude, expressive display, brushy, ragged, inked, organic, roughened.
A brush-written, italic-leaning design with irregular stroke edges and a visibly textured, dry-ink silhouette. Strokes show medium contrast with frequent tapering at terminals, giving many letters sharp starts and flicked exits. Counters are uneven and slightly pinched in places, and curves look hand-formed rather than geometric. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm that reads as intentionally distressed rather than cleanly scripted.
Best suited to display use such as posters, headlines, event graphics, album artwork, and book or game titles where texture and energy are desired. It can work well for short bursts of text—taglines, pull quotes, or packaging callouts—especially when paired with a cleaner companion for body copy.
The overall tone is gritty and expressive, like fast marker or brush lettering used for emphasis. Its ragged outlines and energetic slant suggest urgency, attitude, and a handmade authenticity. The texture adds a slightly ominous, streetwise edge that can feel dramatic or rebellious depending on context.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering while adding a deliberately worn, distressed finish. Its variable rhythm and dry-brush edges prioritize character and atmosphere over pristine uniformity, making it a strong choice when a rough, human touch is needed.
Capitals are tall and gestural with uneven top and baseline behavior, while lowercase forms keep a compact, handwritten feel with simplified joins. Numerals and punctuation echo the same rough, inked construction, maintaining consistent texture across the set. The distressed edges remain prominent at larger sizes and can visually merge at small sizes where the texture becomes dominant.