Distressed Obsa 7 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, title cards, packaging, branding, vintage, typewriter, gritty, noir, rustic, aged print, analog texture, atmosphere, retro tone, ruggedness, roughened, textured, weathered, blotchy, inky.
A serifed roman with chunky, bracketed feet and subtly tapered strokes, rendered with deliberately rough, eroded contours. Edges appear torn and uneven, with occasional ink spread and small interior nicks that create a printed, worn texture rather than clean vector outlines. Letterforms stay largely classical and readable, with moderate proportions and sturdy stems, while the distressing introduces irregular rhythm and a slightly uneven color across words and lines.
Works well for display settings where texture is part of the message—posters, title treatments, book covers, and packaging that wants an aged print impression. It can also support short editorial headings or pull quotes when you want a deliberately imperfect, tactile look rather than crisp body text.
The overall tone is vintage and gritty, evoking worn paper, old printing, and a utilitarian, archival feel. The distressed surface adds a moody, analog character that reads as rustic and slightly ominous, suitable for storytelling and atmospheric themes.
The design appears intended to pair familiar serif structure with a strong distressed finish, simulating worn ink and degraded printing while preserving legibility. It’s built to deliver an instantly “printed and weathered” effect without additional texturing in layout.
At text sizes the texture can visually thicken joins and counters, creating a darker, more mottled typographic color than a clean serif. The distressing is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, so the roughness feels intentional and cohesive rather than incidental.