Distressed Ilfa 6 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A heavy slab-serif design with blocky proportions and a deliberately rough, uneven perimeter. The serifs are chunky and rectangular, and the strokes maintain an overall solid, inky mass while showing irregular bite marks, nicks, and soft bulges along edges that suggest worn type or over-inked printing. Counters are generally compact and slightly uneven, with a sturdy, poster-like rhythm and minimal internal detailing.
Best suited for display typography where texture is an asset: posters, headers, logos, labels, and packaging that benefit from a worn or stamped look. It can also work for short bursts of text such as pull quotes or title treatments where a strong, tactile voice is desired.
The font conveys a gritty, utilitarian tone—like aged letterpress, rubber-stamp impressions, or distressed headline type. Its texture reads as analog and weathered, adding an assertive, slightly rebellious character that feels at home in rustic or retro-styled graphics.
The design appears intended to evoke distressed printing and rugged Americana-style slab serif typography, prioritizing bold presence and tactile surface texture over clean precision. Its consistent roughness suggests a controlled, art-directed distress meant to add character while keeping letterforms immediately recognizable.
The distressing is consistent across the alphabet, creating a cohesive texture rather than random damage. The overall silhouette stays clear at display sizes, but the rough edge detail becomes a defining feature that will visually dominate in longer passages or at small sizes.