Distressed Rolid 9 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, game titles, horror branding, grunge, horror, punk, handmade, raw, express texture, add grit, create tension, signal handmade, brushy, ragged, textured, jagged, inked.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with heavy strokes and aggressively irregular contours. Letterforms read as if painted with a dry brush or inked with a worn marker: edges fray, terminals splinter, and counters are uneven, creating a lively, noisy silhouette. Proportions are compact and mostly upright, with rounded forms (O, e) staying fairly full while verticals (I, l, t) appear blade-like and slightly chipped. Spacing feels tight and energetic, and the overall rhythm is intentionally inconsistent, emphasizing texture over polish.
Best suited to display applications where the distressed texture can be appreciated: posters, album and merch graphics, event flyers, game or film titles, and themed packaging or labels. It works well for short bursts of copy—headlines, callouts, and logotype-style wordmarks—where a raw, handmade presence is desired.
The font conveys a gritty, rebellious tone—part street-art stencil, part battered poster type—with an undercurrent of menace that suits darker themes. Its distressed texture suggests urgency and impact, like hand-lettered headlines printed on rough paper or painted quickly on a wall.
The design intention appears to be a high-impact, distressed display font that mimics rough brush lettering and worn print artifacts. It prioritizes attitude and texture over uniformity, aiming to deliver instant mood and a tactile, analog feel in contemporary themed graphics.
In text settings the distressed edges remain prominent, producing strong character at larger sizes while adding visual noise as size decreases. Numerals and capitals maintain the same torn, brushy treatment, helping the style feel cohesive across headlines, tags, and short phrases.