Distressed Syfu 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, stickers, playful, handmade, rustic, retro, lively, add texture, feel handmade, evoke vintage print, stand out, rounded, chunky, soft corners, inked, roughened.
A heavy, rounded sans with compact proportions and a slightly uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear in feel, but the contours show subtle waviness and roughened edges, as if printed from worn type or stamped with slightly inconsistent pressure. Counters are relatively open for the weight, with generous, bulbous bowls and short joins that keep forms friendly rather than rigid. Terminals and corners tend to be blunted, with occasional flattened cuts and small nicks that create a textured silhouette across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display settings where texture is an asset: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, and brand marks that want a handmade or vintage-print impression. It can work for short bursts of copy or punchy subheads when set with ample size and spacing so the roughened details don’t crowd.
The overall tone is casual and approachable, with a tactile, analog personality that suggests craft, folk, and lived-in materials. The distressed finish adds energy and a hint of grit without becoming harsh, making the voice feel fun, informal, and slightly retro.
Designed to deliver a bold, friendly sans structure with an intentionally imperfect, worn finish—evoking ink, rubber-stamp, or rough letterpress textures while staying legible and cohesive in larger sizes.
In text, the texture reads as a consistent edge-wear effect rather than random damage, helping lines of copy keep a cohesive color. The numerals match the letterforms’ chunky, rounded construction, reinforcing a unified display voice.