Distressed Obku 7 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, film titles, posters, packaging, display, handmade, vintage, spooky, rustic, grunge, aged print, handmade texture, atmosphere, storytelling, period tone, roughened, inked, wiry, uneven, organic.
A hand-rendered serif design with wiry strokes and irregular, slightly ragged outlines that mimic dry ink or worn printing. Letterforms are generally upright with modest contrast and noticeably uneven stroke endings, giving counters and terminals a subtly broken edge. Serifs appear as small, blunt wedges or flicks rather than crisp slabs, and the overall texture varies from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an imperfect, analog feel. Proportions skew tall and compact, with a restrained x-height and a lightly condensed rhythm that stays readable while keeping a raw surface.
Best suited for display applications where texture is an asset: book covers, posters, title cards, themed packaging, and short editorial headlines. It can work for brief passages at moderate sizes, but the distressed edge detail is most effective when given room to show.
The font conveys an aged, tactile tone—like type pulled from an old booklet, a stamped label, or a hastily lettered note. Its distressed texture and narrow rhythm create a slightly ominous, storybook mood that can feel mysterious or folkloric depending on context.
Likely designed to emulate imperfect ink-on-paper and weathered print, delivering a legible serif skeleton with an intentionally rough, handcrafted finish for atmospheric, theme-driven typography.
The irregularity is consistent enough to feel intentional rather than accidental: edges wobble, joins vary, and round forms show a lightly lumpy contour. In text, the texture creates a lively grain that becomes more prominent at larger sizes, where the worn details read as character.