Distressed Obru 6 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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A rough, brush-ink display face with visibly irregular contours, tapered terminals, and occasional splatters and dry-brush breaks. Strokes swing between thin hairlines and heavier, blotty swells, producing a lively, uneven texture across words. Letterforms lean forward with sharp joins and pointed ends, while counters are often loose and slightly misshapen, reinforcing the hand-rendered feel. Spacing is naturally inconsistent, and the overall rhythm reads as quick, gestural lettering rather than engineered text type.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text where texture is a feature—posters, title cards, cover art, and themed branding. It can add an edgy, handcrafted voice to packaging or social graphics, especially when set large with generous tracking to let the rough contours breathe.
The tone is intense and kinetic—more like a hurried marker or ink-brush note than polished typography. Its jagged edges and high-energy strokes suggest urgency, rebellion, and a gritty handmade authenticity, making it feel at home in darker or more dramatic thematic settings.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, expressive brush lettering with intentional distress, prioritizing atmosphere and impact over refinement. Its forward slant, sharp terminals, and dry-brush artifacts work together to create a bold, cinematic display voice that feels handmade and slightly menacing.
Uppercase forms tend to feel more assertive and angular, while the lowercase is simpler and more note-like, both sharing the same dry-brush texture. Numerals follow the same scratchy construction and remain recognizable, though the distressed edges add a deliberately imperfect, analog character.