Distressed Mubo 13 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, branding, vintage, rugged, editorial, dramatic, gritty, aged print, period tone, rugged impact, poster utility, serif, roughened, inked, textured, uneven.
A condensed serif with sturdy verticals and noticeably rough, irregular contours that read like worn metal type or uneven ink transfer. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with tight internal counters and slightly pinched joins that create a chiseled, press-printed rhythm. Terminals and serifs are blunt and broken-looking rather than crisp, and the texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, giving lines of text a dark, grainy color.
Best suited to display settings where texture and period character are desirable: posters, headlines, album or book covers, labels, and identity work that benefits from an aged print aesthetic. It can work for short editorial pull quotes or atmospheric subheads when generous size and leading help the distressed details read clearly.
The overall tone feels antique and hard-wearing—part letterpress poster, part frontier broadside. Its distressed edges add urgency and grit, suggesting age, friction, and a handmade printing process rather than clean digital precision.
Likely designed to evoke old printing and timeworn signage while maintaining a structured serif skeleton for readable word shapes. The controlled narrow proportions and consistent distressing suggest an intentional balance between historical flavor and dependable text rhythm.
Spacing appears compact and the texture remains legible in longer sample lines, though the roughness and tight counters increase visual density. The figures and capitals carry especially strong presence, making the font feel more poster-like even in paragraph settings.