Distressed Ilro 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, halloween, game titles, grungy, playful, spooky, handmade, comic, add texture, look handmade, create impact, evoke horror, blobby, roughened, chunky, organic, wobbly.
A heavy, rounded display face with irregular, blobby contours and torn-looking edges. Strokes are thick and largely monoline, with soft corners and uneven joins that create a lumpy silhouette. Counters and apertures are small and inconsistently shaped, adding a stamped/ink-spread feel, while widths and sidebearings vary noticeably from glyph to glyph for a loose, handmade rhythm.
Well-suited for attention-grabbing display work such as posters, event flyers, album/track artwork, and title treatments for games or video. It also fits seasonal or themed graphics (especially spooky or slime/monster motifs), short slogans, and packaging where a rugged handmade look is desired.
The overall tone is mischievous and slightly eerie, blending a cartoonish friendliness with a gritty, horror-poster texture. Its uneven outlines and dense color give it an intentionally messy, analog attitude—more “hand-printed” than polished.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through dense black shapes and intentionally distressed, organic edges, evoking rough printing and playful horror/comic lettering. Its primary goal is character and texture rather than neutrality or long-form readability.
In text, the rough perimeter texture becomes a primary visual feature, so the face reads best at larger sizes where the interior counters don’t clog. The irregular widths and bouncy baseline presence create a lively, informal cadence that can feel chaotic in long passages.