Distressed Obru 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, packaging, event flyers, raw, expressive, gritty, energetic, handmade, handmade feel, gritty impact, expressive display, organic texture, brushy, rough-edged, jagged, angular, dry-brush.
A rough, brush-leaning italic with uneven stroke edges and visibly dry, textured terminals. Forms are mostly narrow and upright-leaning in rhythm, with variable stroke swelling and occasional sharp, tapered finishes that resemble quick marker or brush flicks. Counters stay relatively open, while joins and cross-strokes show irregular pressure and slight wobble, creating a lively, imperfect baseline and cap-line feel. Overall spacing is compact and the letterforms vary subtly in width, reinforcing an organic, hand-drawn cadence.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text where texture and personality are an asset: posters, event flyers, album/playlist artwork, packaging accents, and dramatic headline treatments. It can also work for quotes or pull-phrases when set with generous leading to let the irregular edges breathe.
The font conveys a bold, improvised attitude—more sketchbook and street-poster than polished editorial. Its distressed texture and swift, slanted gestures read as urgent and human, with a slightly edgy, rebellious tone that suggests motion and impact.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, pressure-driven brush lettering with intentionally rough edges, prioritizing character and immediacy over uniformity. Its distressed finish and dynamic slant aim to add grit and energy to display typography.
Uppercase letters tend to have jagged, cut-in corners and chiseled-looking strokes, while lowercase forms keep a simpler handwritten structure with pronounced ascenders and occasional long, tapered descenders. Numerals match the same brush texture and slant, maintaining consistency for display use.