Distressed Yiba 11 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Quiel' by Ardyanatypes, 'Gravitica Compressed' by Ckhans Fonts, 'Raw' by Device, 'Neue Plak' by Monotype, 'PG Gothique' and 'PG Grotesque' by Paulo Goode, 'Contraption' by Pink Broccoli, 'Kapra' by Typoforge Studio, and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, labels, gritty, industrial, punk, raw, retro, impact, grunge print, poster punch, space saving, vintage wear, compressed, condensed, rugged, inked, textured.
A heavily condensed display face with chunky, top-heavy silhouettes and compact counters. Strokes show rough, eroded edges and uneven ink spread, creating a worn printed look with occasional interior nicks and slight notches. The forms are mostly upright and blocky, with simplified geometry and limited curvature; rounded letters like O and G read as squat, tall ovals with irregular perimeters. Spacing feels tight and vertical rhythm is strong, producing dense word shapes that hold together well at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, album/playlist artwork, event promotions, packaging, and label or badge-style graphics. It works especially well when you want a dense, vertical wordmark with a rough printed texture; for readability, it’s most effective at medium-to-large sizes and with modest tracking if used in longer lines.
The overall tone is gritty and forceful, with a DIY, street-printed energy. The distressed texture adds a sense of age, abrasion, and urgency, suggesting posters, stamps, or screen-printed ephemera rather than polished editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight in a narrow footprint while adding character through deliberate wear and ink texture. Its compressed proportions and distressed finish aim to evoke rugged print processes and bold, attention-grabbing signage.
The distressing is consistent across the alphabet and numerals, giving a unified texture without making individual glyphs feel uniquely handwritten. Numerals share the same condensed, heavy construction, and punctuation appears bold and blunt, reinforcing the poster-like voice.