Distressed Semi 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Ageo' by Eko Bimantara and 'URW Geometric' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, apparel, rugged, playful, punchy, gritty, vintage, printed wear, handmade feel, retro impact, tactile texture, rounded, blunt, stamped, textured, blocky.
A heavy, rounded sans with compact, blocky forms and blunt terminals. Strokes are largely uniform with softly squared curves, producing sturdy counters and a solid, poster-like silhouette. The distinctive feature is an irregular, worn texture: edges show nicks and abrasion, and occasional interior speckling suggests rough printing or eroded ink. Spacing and letterfit feel slightly uneven in a natural way, reinforcing the roughened, hand-stamped impression while staying clearly legible.
Best suited for display use where texture and impact are desirable—posters, event graphics, merch and apparel graphics, labels, and packaging. It can also work for short subheads or callouts, especially in designs aiming for a printed, hand-applied, or vintage-stamped feel; extended body text will emphasize the texture and may feel heavy.
The overall tone is bold and approachable with a rough, tactile edge. It reads like ink pressed onto paper, conveying a handmade, street-level energy that can feel retro, industrious, and a bit mischievous rather than refined or corporate.
Designed to deliver maximum visual weight with a deliberately imperfect, worn finish, combining friendly rounded geometry with a distressed overlay to evoke analog printing and rugged craft.
The distressing is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with the most visible wear appearing along outer curves and at corners. Round letters (O/Q/0) and wide diagonals (W/V/X) maintain strong mass while the texture prevents large black areas from feeling too flat.