Distressed Lypy 6 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, merchandise, handmade, vintage, gritty, quirky, casual, add texture, humanize, retro print, casual display, analog feel, roughened, inked, uneven, imperfect, compact.
A condensed, all-purpose sans with softened corners and subtly rough, irregular edges that suggest ink spread or worn printing. Strokes stay largely monolinear, with slight waviness and small width fluctuations that create a hand-made rhythm. Counters are open and straightforward, terminals are blunt, and curves (notably in C, O, S) feel slightly lumpy rather than geometrically perfect. Overall spacing is compact, and the forms read clearly while retaining a deliberately imperfect texture.
Works well for display settings where texture and personality are desirable: posters, album or book covers, packaging labels, café menus, event flyers, and brand marks that want a handmade or retro-print feel. It can also support short subheads and callouts when a slightly rough, inked tone is preferred over a pristine sans.
The font conveys a casual, tactile personality—like stamped packaging, screen-printed ephemera, or a quickly brushed headline. Its uneven outline and inky presence add warmth and grit, giving text a lived-in, human tone rather than a polished corporate voice.
Likely designed to provide a practical, condensed sans foundation while layering in a distressed, hand-printed surface for character. The goal appears to balance readability with a deliberately imperfect outline to evoke analog production methods such as stamping or rough screen printing.
Capitals are clean and legible with minimal stylistic quirks, while the lowercase adds more character through varied stroke endings and occasional asymmetry. Numerals are sturdy and high-contrast in silhouette despite the distressed edge treatment, supporting short bursts of information such as dates or prices.