Distressed Obli 7 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, labels, headlines, handmade, rough, casual, analog, weathered, handmade texture, analog feel, casual voice, diy signage, textured, wobbly, uneven, organic, sketchy.
A monoline, hand-drawn sans with softly irregular contours and a dry, inked texture along the strokes. Letterforms are simple and open, with rounded turns and subtly uneven terminals that create a wobbly baseline and a gently inconsistent rhythm. Counters remain clear, while stroke edges show deliberate roughness that reads like worn marker, pencil, or degraded printing rather than a clean vector outline.
Well-suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and cover titling where a handmade, textured voice is desirable. It also works for short blocks of copy in editorial or craft-oriented designs, especially when paired with cleaner body text for contrast.
The overall tone is informal and human, with a slightly scruffy, lived-in character that feels approachable and unpolished in a purposeful way. The texture adds an analog, DIY sensibility, suggesting notes, labels, or handmade signage rather than corporate polish.
The design appears intended to simulate natural hand lettering with imperfect stroke edges and slight shape variation, giving digital type an analog, printed-from-paper feel. Its construction prioritizes readability while retaining a convincingly rough, distressed surface.
Caps and lowercase share a straightforward, print-like construction, and the figures match the same casual, textured drawing style. Spacing appears moderately loose in running text, helping the rough edges stay legible at display and short-text sizes.