Distressed Fiho 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, book covers, handmade, rustic, playful, crafty, folksy, handcrafted feel, printed texture, casual display, vintage warmth, textured, roughened, inked, condensed, irregular.
A condensed, hand-drawn sans with tall proportions, rounded terminals, and subtly uneven stroke edges. The letterforms show a consistent roughened texture—like dry ink or lightly worn printing—visible as small nicks and interior speckling. Curves are simplified and slightly wobbly, with occasional swelling and tapering that keeps the rhythm lively while remaining legible. Numerals follow the same tall, narrow build, and the overall spacing feels compact and poster-friendly.
Works best for short to medium-length display text where the texture can be appreciated—posters, product packaging, café menus, labels, and book or album covers. It can also support brand accents and pull quotes when a handmade, analog personality is desired, especially in high-contrast black-on-light settings.
The texture and imperfect contours create a casual, human tone that reads warm and approachable rather than polished or corporate. It suggests handmade signage and craft materials, with a lightly vintage, analog feel driven by the inked distressing.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed display voice with a convincingly handmade print texture—combining straightforward, readable shapes with enough irregularity to feel crafted and tactile. The goal seems to be easy legibility paired with a distinct, imperfect surface for thematic emphasis.
Uppercase forms tend toward simple, rounded silhouettes with modest idiosyncrasies (notably in diagonals and bowls), while the lowercase keeps a straightforward, readable structure. The distress pattern appears integrated across the set, giving consistent “printed-worn” character without overwhelming the counters at display sizes.