Distressed Ilpe 5 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merch, playful, handmade, grungy, quirky, comic, handmade feel, rough print, playful display, diy tone, blobby, rounded, inky, organic, wobbly.
A heavy, hand-drawn sans with thick, rounded strokes and visibly uneven contours. Letterforms look inked or painted, with lumpy curves, soft corners, and occasional nicks and voids that create a rough, worn texture. Proportions are irregular from glyph to glyph, with bouncy baseline behavior and slightly inconsistent counters, contributing to a loose, improvised rhythm. Numerals match the same chunky, blob-like construction and maintain strong silhouette emphasis at display sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, product packaging, labels, stickers, and merchandise graphics where its textured silhouettes can read clearly. It also works well for playful branding, event promos, and DIY-themed compositions, but is less appropriate for small UI text or extended reading.
The font conveys a mischievous, casual energy—more doodled than engineered. Its rough edges and inky fill suggest DIY printing, zines, or a marker-on-paper aesthetic, giving it a friendly but slightly unruly tone.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice with intentional roughness—capturing the charm of hand-lettering and imperfect printing. Its irregular outlines and bouncy rhythm prioritize personality and texture over precision.
The texture is built into the letterforms rather than added as an overlay, so the distressed character remains consistent across sizes while still feeling hand-made. Dense strokes and tight internal spaces can reduce clarity in long passages, especially where counters get small.