Distressed Holej 9 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, title cards, handmade, rustic, grunge, antique, eerie, aged print, handcrafted texture, vintage mood, atmospheric display, rough-edged, inked, weathered, organic, uneven.
A serifed, hand-rendered roman with visibly distressed outlines and irregular stroke edges, as if printed from a worn plate or drawn with a dry brush. Strokes show subtle wobble and occasional bulges, with rough counters and small interior nicks that create a textured silhouette. The serifs are short and blunt, often appearing chipped or softened, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic rhythm. Numerals and capitals keep a fairly traditional skeleton, while the texture and inconsistent edge fidelity give the set a deliberately imperfect, aged finish.
Well-suited to display work where a worn, tactile texture is desired—posters, book or album covers, event flyers, and packaging that aims for a vintage or handcrafted feel. It can also work for short editorial headings or pull quotes where the distressed character can contribute atmosphere without overwhelming readability.
The font conveys a gritty, old-world tone that feels handmade and timeworn. Its distressed texture suggests ephemera—aged labels, rough book type, or printed matter that has been handled and degraded—adding a slightly ominous, mysterious edge when used in larger settings.
Likely designed to emulate traditional serif letterforms that have been degraded through rough printing or age, combining a classic roman structure with intentionally distressed edges to add narrative texture and authenticity.
In paragraph samples the texture is consistently present, so the face reads best when the distressed detail can remain visible; at smaller sizes the roughness may visually thicken joins and darken rhythm. The overall construction remains legible and familiar, with the distress acting as a surface treatment rather than heavy deformation of letter skeletons.