Distressed Nibed 14 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, branding, headlines, vintage, typewriter, handmade, worn, rustic, aged print, analog texture, rustic utility, vintage voice, slab serif, rough ink, blunt terminals, textured, print-like.
A slab-serif design with sturdy, blunt serifs and an intentionally uneven printed texture. Strokes show mild contrast and irregular edge breakup that suggests ink spread, worn type, or rough impression, with small nicks and soft wobble along stems and curves. Counters are open and generally round, while joins and terminals stay squared-off, giving the letterforms a solid, utilitarian skeleton beneath the distress. Spacing and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a mechanical-yet-imperfect rhythm in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, and branding where a worn print or archival feel is desired. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or labels, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the texture reads as intentional character rather than noise.
The overall tone feels vintage and workmanlike, with a tactile, imperfect finish that reads like aged documents, stamped packaging, or old shop signage. The distress adds grit and authenticity, creating a slightly rugged, analog character without becoming chaotic or hard to parse.
The design appears intended to capture the look of imperfect letterpress or typewriter-era printing: a robust slab-serif foundation paired with controlled distress for a convincingly aged, tactile finish.
In the text sample, the texture remains visible at larger sizes and the slab structure keeps words coherent, though the roughened edges can visually darken dense paragraphs. The numerals and capitals share the same worn imprint, keeping the set consistent for headings and short text treatments.