Distressed Pulir 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event promo, gritty, handmade, raw, edgy, playful, handmade feel, rough impact, tactile texture, expressive display, brushy, ragged, textured, blotchy, expressive.
A rough, brush-like display face with heavy strokes and pronounced texture throughout. Letterforms show irregular contours, torn-looking terminals, and occasional ink blots or pinched joins that create a lively, imperfect rhythm. Counters are often partially filled or uneven, and stroke widths fluctuate within each glyph, producing strong light–dark patterning. Overall spacing feels compact and energetic, with slightly inconsistent widths that reinforce the hand-rendered character.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings where texture is an asset: posters, punchy headlines, packaging accents, album or podcast artwork, and apparel graphics. It can also work for thematic quotes or title cards when you want a deliberately rough, handmade voice; for longer passages, the dense texture is likely to feel visually heavy.
The font conveys a gritty, DIY attitude with an expressive, street-level feel. Its distressed marks read as spontaneous and tactile, like painted signage or a quickly inked headline. The tone balances toughness with a playful, sketchy looseness that keeps it from feeling rigid or formal.
The design appears intended to simulate hand-painted or heavily inked lettering with purposeful wear, emphasizing tactile texture and expressive irregularity. Its construction prioritizes personality and impact over smooth precision, aiming for a bold, gritty look that reads immediately in display contexts.
In the samples, the rough texture remains prominent even at text sizes, giving lines a dark, choppy color and a pronounced surface noise. Uppercase forms are especially blocky and emphatic, while lowercase keeps a casual, handwritten cadence; numerals share the same worn, brushy treatment and remain distinctive.