Distressed Obra 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, album covers, film posters, book jackets, themed packaging, gritty, vintage, spooky, handmade, raw, aged print, atmosphere, grunge texture, dramatic display, roughened, eroded, inked, worn, organic.
A rough, eroded serif with narrow proportions and irregular, ink-chewed contours throughout. Strokes show uneven edges and occasional blunt terminals, creating a distressed print texture while maintaining clear letter structures. The rhythm is slightly uneven, with modest variations in width and shape between glyphs, and a relatively low x-height that emphasizes tall ascenders and capitals. Curves and bowls are somewhat lumpy and textured, as if pulled from a worn stamp or aged letterpress impression.
Well suited to display work where texture is part of the message: horror and suspense titles, vintage or occult-themed graphics, album and film typography, and editorial headlines that need grit. It can work for short passages at larger sizes, but the distressed edges and uneven stroke color are most effective in headings, pull quotes, and branding accents.
The font conveys a gritty, haunted vintage tone—part old poster, part weathered book type. Its distressed edges and uneven color add tension and drama, making it feel raw, handmade, and slightly ominous without becoming illegible.
Likely designed to emulate aged printing or a distressed hand-inked look, delivering a recognizable serif silhouette with deliberate wear and irregularity for atmospheric, theme-driven typography.
Capitals read strong and poster-like, while lowercase keeps a texty, old-style flavor with a visibly smaller x-height and pronounced verticality. Numerals share the same worn texture, helping the set feel cohesive for mixed alphanumeric settings.