Distressed Fumus 9 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, invitations, playful, handmade, quirky, rustic, casual, handmade feel, tactile texture, casual display, human warmth, brushy, inky, roughened, wobbly, organic.
A casual, hand-rendered display face with ink-like strokes and intentionally uneven contours. Forms are built from rounded, slightly wobbly shapes with narrow joins and occasional flares, creating a lively rhythm across words. Edges show roughened texture and small interior nicks, as if from dry-brush or worn printing, while counters stay generally open and legible. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with mixed widths and a gently irregular baseline feel that reinforces the handmade character.
This font suits short-to-medium display copy such as posters, book covers, café or craft branding, packaging callouts, and event invitations. It works well where a handmade, slightly distressed voice is desired, and where the textured stroke can remain visible at comfortable display sizes.
The overall tone is playful and personable, with a lightly grungy, crafty energy. Its imperfect finish reads as friendly and informal rather than polished, giving text a human, doodled warmth with a touch of vintage roughness.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand-lettering with a deliberately imperfect, inked texture. Its variable widths and rough edges prioritize personality and tactile immediacy, giving layouts an approachable, artisanal feel.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same informal construction, with rounded terminals and simplified, almost cartoon-like geometry. The numerals follow the same brushy texture and irregular stroke behavior, making them best suited to settings where character matters more than strict typographic uniformity.