Distressed Obmi 1 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, book covers, posters, game ui, band merch, eerie, antique, gritty, handmade, witchy, age effect, grunge texture, gothic mood, vintage print, roughened, ragged, inked, broken, scratchy.
A distressed serif with irregular, torn-looking contours and uneven stroke terminals that resemble worn ink or rough letterpress texture. The skeletons are largely traditional and readable, but edges are consistently chipped and eroded, creating lively internal speckling and occasional gaps along stems and bowls. Serifs are sharp and slightly wedge-like, while curves show subtle wobble, giving the alphabet a hand-printed rhythm rather than mechanical precision. Spacing reads moderately open in text, with a bouncy baseline impression caused by the varying edge damage and slight shape inconsistency.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text such as horror or mystery titles, theatrical posters, album or band branding, and game interfaces that need an aged or cursed atmosphere. It can work for brief body copy at larger sizes where the distressed edges remain readable, but the texture becomes the main feature as sizes increase.
The overall tone is gothic and ominous, with an aged, weathered character that feels pulled from old broadsides, occult ephemera, or a haunted playbill. Its rough texture suggests decay, mystery, and grit while retaining enough classic structure to stay legible and story-driven.
This design appears intended to combine a classic serif foundation with heavy surface wear, evoking ink bleed, abrasion, and timeworn printing to deliver immediate atmosphere and narrative texture.
Uppercase forms feel more formal and poster-like, while lowercase maintains a rustic, bookish flavor with pronounced texture. Numerals share the same eroded treatment, making the set cohesive for display lines where a distressed mood is desired.