Distressed Figo 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, album art, headlines, stickers, handmade, grunge, rustic, casual, playful, add texture, signal diy, evoke printwear, create grit, humanize type, rough, textured, worn, inked, uneven.
A condensed, hand-drawn sans with visibly roughened outlines and blotchy edges that suggest dry brush or worn print. Strokes keep a fairly consistent thickness but show organic swelling, nicks, and broken texture along curves and terminals. Letterforms are simple and upright, with rounded bowls and modestly irregular geometry; spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, made-by-hand rhythm. Numerals and punctuation share the same distressed surface, producing a cohesive, imperfect texture across lines of text.
Best suited for display use where a tactile, worn look is an asset—posters, music/album artwork, craft and food packaging, labels, event promos, and bold social graphics. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes when you want a handmade texture, but the rough detailing will be more successful at moderate to large sizes.
The overall tone feels gritty and handmade, like lettering stamped, printed on coarse paper, or quickly inked and weathered. It reads as approachable and a bit mischievous rather than polished, bringing a casual, DIY energy with a lightly vintage, workshop-like character.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect analog lettering—either brush-inked or rough-printed—while staying legible and compact. Its condensed build and consistent distressing suggest a practical display face meant to add instant grit and authenticity to otherwise simple sans forms.
Texture is the defining feature: edges appear chipped and slightly ragged, and counters can look a touch uneven, which adds personality but reduces crispness at small sizes. In longer samples the condensed proportions create tight, energetic lines while the distressing remains consistently present across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.