Distressed Obto 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, branding, packaging, vintage, weathered, editorial, dramatic, heritage, vintage print, tactile texture, period tone, headline impact, engraved, textured, inked, bracketed, old-style.
A narrow, high-contrast serif with sharp wedge-like terminals and lightly bracketed serifs, set with an upright stance and a steady, readable rhythm. Strokes show deliberate texture: interiors are mottled and edges look slightly eroded, as if from worn metal type or rough letterpress printing. Capitals feel tall and sculpted, while lowercase maintains a conventional, bookish structure with clear bowls and compact proportions. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic and share the same distressed surface, keeping the set visually consistent.
Best suited to display settings where the texture can be appreciated—posters, cover titles, brand marks, labels, and period-styled graphics. It can also work for short editorial passages or pull quotes when a classic serif voice is desired with added grit and print character.
The overall tone is antique and tactile, combining classical serif formality with a roughened, timeworn finish. It reads as archival and handcrafted, evoking printed ephemera, aged signage, and old book typography with a slightly rugged edge.
The design appears intended to merge a traditional, high-contrast serif silhouette with a controlled distressed treatment, recreating the look of vintage printing and aged type. It aims to deliver historical credibility and tactile atmosphere without sacrificing recognizability in common letterforms.
The distressing is consistent across glyphs—more like uneven ink or worn impression than random damage—so text blocks keep an even color while still showing texture at display sizes. High contrast and narrow proportions give it a strong vertical emphasis, making it feel assertive and headline-friendly.