Distressed Punuv 8 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Geometris Round' by NicolassFonts, 'Sebino Soft' by Nine Font, 'Core Sans DS' and 'Core Sans ES' by S-Core, 'DINosaur' by Type-Ø-Tones, and 'Cern' by Wordshape (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merch, handmade, rugged, playful, grunge, casual, handmade impact, worn print, casual emphasis, expressive display, brushy, textured, rounded, chunky, informal.
A heavy, slanted display face with rounded, brush-like forms and visibly irregular contours. Strokes show pronounced texture and speckling, with occasional thinning and thickening that suggests dry-brush or worn ink transfer rather than clean vector edges. Counters are generally compact and sometimes partially filled by the texture, and terminals are soft and blunted. Spacing feels lively and slightly uneven, reinforcing a hand-rendered rhythm across words and lines.
Best suited to large-scale applications where the texture can read clearly: posters, event promos, bold social graphics, packaging, stickers, and merchandise. It also works well for short slogans and punchy subheads where an energetic, handmade presence is desired, but may feel busy at small sizes or in long text.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, mixing a friendly, cartoonish roundness with a gritty, weathered finish. The distressed surface adds a DIY, street-poster energy, while the consistent slant keeps it dynamic and conversational.
The design appears intended to mimic bold marker or brush lettering printed through imperfect, worn processes, combining a friendly silhouette with deliberate surface distress. Its goal is to deliver high-impact display typography that feels handcrafted, gritty, and immediate rather than polished.
In the alphabet grid, many glyphs show small interior voids and mottled edges that become a key part of the letterforms at larger sizes. Numerals match the same chunky, textured construction, keeping the set visually cohesive in headlines and short numeric callouts.