Distressed Nidej 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, horror titles, rugged, handmade, grunge, playful, raw, distressed print, handmade feel, edgy impact, vintage wear, roughened, choppy, inked, uneven, textured.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with irregular, torn-looking outlines and uneven stroke edges, as if painted with a dry brush or printed from a worn stamp. Letterforms are mostly upright with simplified, slightly chunky construction and noticeable per-glyph variance in width and contour. Counters tend to be small and organically shaped, and terminals frequently end in jagged, blunted points rather than clean cuts, producing a lively, imperfect rhythm in text.
Best suited to display sizes for posters, titles, and punchy headlines where the rough edge detail can be appreciated. It can also work well for album covers, event flyers, game or film title cards, and packaging that wants a handmade or weathered print feel; for longer passages, it’s more effective in short bursts or pull quotes than continuous body text.
The overall tone is gritty and energetic, with a DIY, zine-like attitude that feels intentionally unpolished. Its distressed texture suggests age, wear, or rough printing, giving headlines a loud, street-level presence while keeping a friendly, slightly whimsical character.
Likely designed to emulate distressed hand-lettering or degraded print, combining straightforward letter skeletons with expressive edge breakup to add character. The goal appears to be immediate impact and a tactile, imperfect texture that signals grit and authenticity.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, so the distressed effect reads as a core design feature rather than incidental noise. Spacing appears relatively open for a distressed face, helping short phrases remain readable, though the broken edges can visually darken in dense settings.