Distressed Itleb 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Corsica' by AVP, 'Endeavor' by Lucas Tillian, 'MC Qiluant' by Maulana Creative, 'Almarose' by S&C Type, 'Soleil' by TypeTogether, 'TT Norms Pro' by TypeType, and 'URW Geometric' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, stickers, merch, headlines, playful, handmade, grungy, friendly, casual, handmade feel, print texture, casual impact, approachable display, rounded, soft corners, blunt terminals, inked texture, imperfect.
A heavy, rounded sans with softened corners and blunt terminals, shaped with an intentionally uneven, hand-inked feel. Strokes keep a generally consistent weight but show subtle wobble and irregular edge bite, with occasional roughness and small interior artifacts that suggest worn printing or a distressed stamp. Counters are generous and open, supporting readability, while proportions vary slightly from glyph to glyph for a more human rhythm than a geometric build. The lowercase is compact and sturdy, with simple, single-story forms and a short-armed, compact overall silhouette.
Well-suited for posters, flyers, and bold headlines where the texture can be seen, as well as packaging, labels, stickers, and merchandise graphics that benefit from a tactile, printed look. It can also work for short, punchy copy in branding or social graphics when an informal, handcrafted voice is desired.
The texture and softened geometry give the face an approachable, crafty tone with a bit of grit. It feels informal and lively—more like a handmade label or screen-printed headline than a polished corporate sans.
The design appears intended to combine a friendly rounded sans structure with a deliberately worn, imperfect surface, capturing the character of ink-on-paper, rubber-stamp, or rough screen-print output while keeping shapes straightforward and readable.
The distressed treatment is consistent across letters and numerals, reading as surface wear rather than extreme deformation. Rounded curves and wide counters help the font stay legible even with the roughened edges, but the texture will become more prominent as sizes increase and may fill in at very small sizes or in low-resolution reproduction.