Distressed Efbab 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Hanley Pro' by District 62 Studio and 'Organetto' by Latinotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, social graphics, playful, handmade, casual, lively, rustic, add texture, humanize type, handmade feel, casual impact, chunky, rounded, inked, textured, blotchy.
A chunky, rounded sans with heavy strokes and visibly uneven edges. Letterforms feel hand-drawn, with subtle wobble in stems and bowls, occasional flat spots, and small nicks that create a printed/inked texture inside counters and along the outline. Curves are generously rounded, terminals are blunt, and spacing is slightly irregular, giving the alphabet a lively, non-mechanical rhythm. Numerals match the same soft geometry and distressed surface, staying legible while retaining the roughened contours.
Works best for short, attention-grabbing text where texture can be appreciated—posters, titles, product packaging, labels, and social graphics. It can also serve as a distinctive secondary display face for brand accents, but the rough edges and irregular rhythm make it less suitable for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, with a craft-like, lived-in character. Its roughened texture reads as tactile and human, suggesting casual signage, DIY packaging, and playful messaging rather than polished corporate branding.
Designed to deliver a bold, approachable display voice with a deliberately imperfect, distressed finish. The goal appears to be a hand-crafted look that stays highly legible while adding texture and personality to otherwise simple, rounded letterforms.
Uppercase forms are broad and simplified, while lowercase maintains clear single-storey shapes and sturdy proportions. The distressing is consistent enough to feel intentional, but varied enough to avoid a repeated pattern, which helps it feel authentically worn or ink-stamped.