Distressed Efbaz 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, merch, event flyers, playful, handmade, rugged, offbeat, retro, add texture, signal handmade, create impact, evoke printwear, chunky, textured, blunt, irregular, condensed.
A chunky, condensed sans with blunt terminals and softly squared curves, set on an upright stance. Strokes are heavy and largely monolinear, while counters and apertures stay relatively open for the weight. The outlines show deliberate roughness and slight edge wobble, creating a printed, worn texture across both uppercase and lowercase. Proportions vary by glyph, with some letters feeling wider or more top-heavy than others, reinforcing an informal, hand-rendered rhythm.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, packaging callouts, album or gig graphics, and merchandise lettering where texture and personality are assets. It can also work for punchy subheads and pull quotes when generous tracking and leading are available.
The overall tone is lively and characterful, mixing a friendly cartoon energy with a gritty, distressed finish. It reads as casual and expressive rather than precise, evoking screen-printed posters, stamped lettering, or rough-cut signage.
The design appears intended to deliver bold presence with a deliberately imperfect, worn-in surface, capturing the look of handmade or rough-printed type while remaining legible in large sizes.
Distinctive forms like the compact, rounded bowls and the uneven internal texture help the font hold visual interest at display sizes. The numerals follow the same stout, slightly irregular construction, keeping the set cohesive for headline use.