Distressed Yiwo 10 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, album art, playful, grungy, handmade, comic, casual, handmade texture, loud display, casual emphasis, diy aesthetic, brushy, chunky, blobby, rounded, rough-edged.
A heavy, rounded display face with thick, brush-like strokes and visibly irregular contours. Letterforms are compact and slightly slanted, with soft corners, uneven stroke edges, and occasional wobble that suggests marker or painted lettering. Counters are small and organically shaped, and spacing feels lively rather than strictly mechanical, creating a textured, imperfect rhythm across words and lines.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, event promos, product packaging, and bold social graphics where texture and personality are assets. It can also work for playful branding elements, badges, and merch, especially when used with generous size and comfortable tracking.
The overall tone is fun and mischievous, balancing friendly, bubbly shapes with a rough, inky texture. Its handmade imperfections give it an energetic, DIY character that reads as informal and expressive rather than refined.
The design appears intended to emulate bold hand-painted or marker lettering with deliberate roughness, providing a distinctive distressed texture while staying legible and approachable. It prioritizes personality and punch over neutrality, aiming to deliver instant visual attitude in display applications.
In the sample text, the dense stroke weight and textured edges create strong visual impact at larger sizes, while the small counters and rugged outlines can start to close up when set tightly or reduced. The numerals match the same chunky, hand-rendered feel, keeping the set cohesive for punchy headlines and short bursts of copy.