Distressed Obgi 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, titles, packaging, game ui, rustic, handmade, grunge, folkloric, spooky, add texture, create atmosphere, handmade feel, aged print effect, rough-edged, brushy, uneven, inked, textured.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with brush-like strokes and visibly irregular edges. Letterforms are mostly upright but wobble slightly in baseline and stroke direction, with tapered terminals and occasional blunt, ink-heavy joins that suggest dry-brush or worn print. Proportions feel compact and somewhat condensed, while widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, crafted rhythm. Counters are small to moderate and often uneven, and the overall texture is intentionally inconsistent, creating a broken-in, distressed silhouette without collapsing legibility.
Best suited to display settings where texture is an asset: posters, event flyers, book or album covers, chapter titles, and themed packaging. It also works well for game UI headings or short label text where a handmade, distressed tone helps establish atmosphere.
The font conveys a gritty, handmade mood—part folk craft, part horror poster—mixing playfulness with a slightly ominous edge. Its rough texture and uneven rhythm read as analog and imperfect, evoking aged signage, DIY zines, or weathered lettering.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive hand lettering with a deliberately worn, inky finish—prioritizing character and tactile texture over geometric regularity. It aims to deliver an immediate themed voice for titles and branding that benefit from an analog, imperfect look.
Uppercase forms have sharp, angular gestures and occasional spur-like strokes, while the lowercase feels simpler and more note-like, with a modest x-height and tall ascenders that add a scratchy vertical energy. Numerals share the same irregular stroke buildup and wobble, keeping texture consistent across mixed text.