Distressed Tera 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, event promos, handmade, rustic, playful, rough, informal, handcrafted feel, distressed texture, casual display, human warmth, brushy, textured, worn, organic, uneven.
A rough, hand-drawn sans with irregular, brush-like strokes and visibly uneven edges. The letterforms are mostly simple and open, with rounded turns and occasional angular joins, producing a natural, slightly wobbly rhythm. Stroke endings often look blunted or lightly frayed, and curves show subtle flattening and wobble that suggest quick marker or dry-brush pressure. Spacing and widths feel loosely controlled, giving the alphabet an organic, non-mechanical texture while remaining readable at display sizes.
Well-suited for posters, titles, and short bursts of text where a handmade, slightly worn look is desirable. It can add character to packaging, café/market branding, album artwork, and event promotions, especially when paired with clean supporting text for longer reading.
The font conveys a casual, handmade character with a lightly distressed, craft-forward tone. Its imperfect contours and inky texture read as approachable and human, evoking DIY signage, zines, and hand-lettered packaging rather than polished corporate typography.
Likely designed to simulate quick hand lettering with a dry, slightly distressed mark, balancing legibility with an intentionally imperfect finish. The goal appears to be an expressive, human alternative to clean sans fonts for thematic and display-driven design.
Uppercase forms appear more geometric and sign-like, while lowercase adds extra handwritten flavor with simpler bowls and single-storey constructions. Numerals share the same roughened stroke quality and maintain a friendly, informal feel. The texture is consistent across the set, so the distressed effect reads intentional rather than accidental.