Distressed Itnum 7 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, album art, game ui, packaging, zines, grunge, typewriter, noisy, analog, raw, aged print, gritty tone, analog texture, rugged display, roughened, blotchy, worn, ragged, inked.
A monolinear, upright design with generous width and a steady, typewriter-like rhythm. Strokes are consistently thick but heavily roughened, with irregular, chewed edges and occasional interior voids that mimic broken ink or worn impressions. Terminals appear blunt and uneven, and curves show a slightly flattened, hand-pressed feel rather than smooth geometry. Overall spacing and alignment stay disciplined while surface texture varies from glyph to glyph, creating a controlled-but-degraded silhouette.
Works best for display applications where texture is a feature: posters, album/cover art, game titles, editorial pull quotes, packaging, and zine-style layouts. It can also suit short UI labels or overlays when a rugged, analog tone is desired and sizes are kept large enough to preserve the distressed detail.
The font reads as gritty and tactile, evoking imperfect printing, battered labels, and lo‑fi reproduction. Its rough texture adds tension and attitude while the orderly, mono-style cadence keeps it purposeful and utilitarian. The tone lands somewhere between industrial and vintage, with an intentionally unpolished edge.
The design appears intended to combine a strict, monospaced-type cadence with the character of degraded printing—like ink spread, worn type, or photocopied artifacts. It prioritizes atmosphere and materiality while keeping letterforms recognizable and consistently proportioned.
Uppercase forms remain broadly legible despite the distressed contours, while smaller details in some lowercase shapes and counters can fill in at reduced sizes. Numerals share the same worn texture and retain clear, straightforward construction, reinforcing a functional, stamped look.