Distressed Pukoj 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, energetic, rebellious, handmade texture, shock impact, diy character, gritty tone, brushy, ragged, inky, torn-edge, expressive.
A rough, brush-driven display face with heavy strokes and aggressively irregular contours. Letterforms show jagged, torn-looking edges, occasional ink blobs, and uneven stroke terminals that mimic dry-brush drag and quick repainting. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with compact counters and simplified internal structure that keeps the forms bold and blocky even as edges break up. Spacing and rhythm feel intentionally unruly, producing a dense, high-impact texture in words and lines.
Best suited for short-form display applications where texture and attitude are desirable: posters, album/cover art, event flyers, bold headlines, and expressive packaging. It works particularly well when you want type to feel hand-made and imperfect, and when the distressed edges can remain visible at the intended size.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a DIY, street-poster attitude. Its rough ink texture and imperfect shapes create a sense of urgency and motion, leaning toward rebellious, underground, and loud visual messaging rather than refinement.
The design appears intended to replicate fast, high-pressure brush lettering and rough print wear, prioritizing impact and personality over precision. Its irregular outlines and variable glyph widths suggest a deliberate attempt to create a gritty, handcrafted voice for attention-grabbing titles and branding moments.
In continuous text the distressed perimeter becomes the dominant feature, creating a lively, noisy silhouette that reads best at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same hand-painted logic, with uneven widths and emphatic, brushy strokes that keep the set cohesive.