Distressed Itnum 8 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, horror, album art, game ui, zines, gritty, handmade, eerie, retro, add texture, evoke wear, analog feel, grunge styling, rough-edged, blotty, inked, uneven.
A rough, inked display face with intentionally irregular contours and blunted terminals. Strokes stay fairly consistent in thickness but wobble in outline, producing ragged edges and occasional interior nicks that feel like worn printing or heavy marker bleed. Letterforms are broadly proportioned with simple, sturdy construction and minimal modulation, while counters remain open enough to keep shapes readable despite the distressed texture. The overall rhythm is steady and cell-like in spacing, with a typed, set-width feel across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for titles, posters, packaging, and short bursts of text where texture is a feature rather than a distraction. It works well for horror or mystery themes, gritty editorial graphics, DIY zines, and game interfaces that want an aged, distressed voice. For longer passages, it will typically perform better at larger sizes where the rough edges read as intentional detail.
The font conveys a gritty, handmade tone—part typewriter-like, part stamped—suggesting age, grime, and analog imperfection. Its rough silhouettes add tension and character, making it feel slightly ominous and underground while still approachable and legible at headline sizes.
The design appears intended to simulate imperfect, analog lettering—like a weathered stamp or saturated print—while maintaining a consistent, set-width structure for reliable alignment and a strong graphic footprint.
Uppercase forms read blocky and poster-ready, while lowercase retains the same rough treatment without becoming overly calligraphic. Numerals follow the same distressed logic, with rounded forms showing mottled counters and uneven outer edges that enhance the worn impression.