Distressed Obpe 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, packaging, headlines, editorial, rustic, storybook, handmade, antique, whimsical, aged print feel, hand-inked charm, thematic display, roughened, inked, organic, calligraphic, textured.
A narrow, high-contrast serif design with an inked, hand-rendered look. Strokes taper into fine hairlines and swell into dark stems, with slightly uneven edges and occasional blobby terminals that suggest dry brush or rough printing. Serifs are small and somewhat wedge-like, and the rhythm feels gently irregular, with varied character widths and subtle wobble in verticals and curves. Lowercase forms sit low with a notably short x-height, while ascenders and capitals read tall, giving text a light, airy band of counters above compact lowercase bodies.
Well-suited to book covers, posters, and themed editorial headlines where an aged, handmade voice is desired. It can add personality to packaging, labels, and event materials, and works especially well for short paragraphs, pull quotes, and titling at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed detailing can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels rustic and literary, with a lightly distressed texture that reads as human and imperfect rather than mechanical. It evokes old paper, hand-inked headings, and a slightly whimsical, folktale atmosphere.
The design appears intended to blend classic serif structure with a deliberately imperfect, ink-on-paper texture. Its narrow proportions and tall capitals aim for strong vertical presence, while the roughened finish supplies a crafted, timeworn character for thematic display use.
In the sample text, the texture becomes more apparent at larger sizes, where edge roughness and ink pooling add character. In tighter settings, the narrow proportions and high contrast create a lively, slightly irregular color that favors display and short passages over dense, continuous reading.