Distressed Womo 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, album art, film titles, gritty, retro, noir, hand-inked, rough-hewn, simulate wear, add texture, evoke vintage, create grit, increase drama, typewriter-like, blotchy, weathered, inked, organic.
A heavy, compact text face with chunky strokes and visibly irregular outlines that mimic worn type or ink spread. Serifs read as blunt slabs with uneven terminals, and curves show subtle flat spots and nicks, producing a deliberately imperfect silhouette. Counters are relatively small and occasionally mottled, while stroke joins and corners look softened by abrasion rather than sharply constructed. Overall spacing feels slightly loose and variable, reinforcing an analog, printed-from-the-page texture.
Well-suited to display and short-to-medium text where texture is part of the message—such as posters, title cards, book or zine covers, album artwork, and thematic branding. It can also work for pull quotes or packaging where a distressed, analog print feel is desirable, but the strong texture may be less appropriate for small UI text.
The font conveys a gritty, vintage tone reminiscent of battered typewriter impressions, old pulp printing, or distressed rubber-stamp lettering. Its uneven edges and blotty texture add urgency and attitude, making it feel raw, human, and slightly ominous in longer settings.
The design appears intended to replicate the look of aged printing—like typewriter or letterpress output that has been over-inked, worn down, or repeatedly struck—while keeping letterforms familiar enough for confident reading. The consistent distress pattern suggests a controlled, stylistic roughness rather than random deformation.
Uppercase forms are sturdy and poster-like, while lowercase maintains the same rugged texture with a straightforward, readable structure. Numerals carry the same worn, inked character, and the overall rhythm stays consistent across the set despite the intentionally ragged contours.