Distressed Ebfe 1 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Core Sans C' and 'Core Sans CR' by S-Core and 'Caros' and 'Caros Soft' by cretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, album art, gritty, punchy, playful, retro, rowdy, impact, distress, analog print, handmade feel, expressive display, roughened, inked, handmade, soft-cornered, blotchy.
A very heavy, right-leaning display face with compact, rounded forms and noticeably irregular, worn edges. Strokes show a textured, inky fill with small voids and speckling that reads like distressed printing, while terminals stay mostly blunt and softly curved rather than sharp. Counters are relatively tight, and curves (C, O, e) feel slightly squashed for a sturdy, poster-like silhouette. Overall spacing and widths vary modestly across letters, reinforcing an organic, hand-rendered rhythm rather than a strictly geometric build.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings like posters, event flyers, headlines, merch graphics, and packaging where the rough ink texture can read clearly. It can also work for bold pull quotes or section headers when you want an intentionally imperfect, analog feel rather than crisp precision.
The texture and slanted stance give it an energetic, slightly unruly attitude—more street, zine, and gig-poster than polished editorial. It feels approachable and fun, but with a rugged edge that suggests wear, motion, and noise.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a deliberately weathered, print-made character—combining a chunky italic structure with consistent distress to evoke handmade signage and rough reproduction.
The distressed texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, so the “print-worn” effect remains visible even in short words. At smaller sizes the speckling may visually fill in, while at larger sizes the grain becomes a prominent stylistic feature.