Distressed Dilo 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, signage, headlines, rustic, handcrafted, vintage, playful, informal, hand lettering, weathered print, nostalgic feel, expressive script, brushy, textured, speckled, looping, bouncy.
This typeface is a slanted, brush-script style with connected, cursive construction and a lively, bouncing baseline. Strokes show modest contrast with rounded terminals and frequent loops in capitals, giving letters a soft, flowing silhouette. The outlines carry a consistent distressed texture—peppery speckling, worn edges, and uneven ink density—suggesting dry-brush or rough printing. Capitals are ornate and swooping, while lowercase forms are compact and rhythmic, with tight counters and simplified joins that keep words cohesive at display sizes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its texture and looping forms can be appreciated—posters, product packaging, café or market branding, event promotions, and rustic signage. It can also work for pull quotes or chapter openers when paired with a cleaner supporting text face.
The overall tone feels handcrafted and nostalgic, like signage or packaging set with a worn brush and imperfect ink. Its texture and energetic slant create an approachable, slightly theatrical character that reads friendly and expressive rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic expressive brush lettering with intentional wear, combining decorative script flourishes with a rough, inked texture for a handmade, vintage-leaning look.
The distressing is integrated into both thick and thin strokes, creating a uniform “printed-worn” effect across the alphabet and numerals. Numerals follow the same brushy, slightly irregular logic, with rounded forms and occasional curl-like details that match the script’s movement.