Distressed Yaja 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Grange' and 'Grange Rough' by Device (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, labels, headlines, branding, vintage, rugged, handmade, industrial, gritty, aged print, stamp effect, analog texture, authenticity, roughened, inked, worn, textured, irregular.
A sturdy, upright Latin design with compact, workmanlike proportions and visibly roughened contours. Strokes keep a fairly consistent weight, but edges wobble and feather as if printed from a worn plate or stamped with uneven ink. Terminals are mostly blunt, curves are slightly lumpy, and counters stay open enough for clarity despite the texture. The overall rhythm is steady, with small irregularities in width and contour that create an intentionally imperfect, tactile look.
Well suited to display use where a tactile, aged impression is desired—posters, album or event graphics, product packaging, craft labels, and brand marks that lean rustic or industrial. It can work for short to medium text in settings where the roughness is part of the aesthetic, while longer passages benefit from larger sizes and generous spacing.
The font conveys a utilitarian, timeworn character—like labeling, packaging, or signage that has been repeatedly handled and reprinted. Its texture suggests authenticity and grit rather than polish, giving text a handmade, analog presence.
Likely designed to emulate the look of imperfect printing or stamping—crisp underlying forms deliberately interrupted by worn edges and uneven inking to create a believable distressed effect without sacrificing basic readability.
Texture appears integrated into the letterforms rather than added as an overlay, so the distressing remains consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. The sample text shows good sentence-setting stability while still retaining the rough, slightly noisy edge that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes.