Distressed Itbuh 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, zines, packaging, grungy, handmade, rowdy, pulp, raw, add texture, create grit, diy tone, print wear, rough edges, inked, blotchy, textured, wobbly.
A heavy, ink-saturated sans with irregular, distressed contours and frequent nicks, blobs, and pinholes that mimic worn printing or a dry-brush marker. Strokes are generally monoline in intent but fluctuate due to the texture, with rounded terminals and softened corners that keep shapes from feeling rigid. Proportions are compact with a tall x-height and short extenders, and the overall spacing feels slightly uneven, reinforcing a handmade rhythm. Counters tend to be small and sometimes partially occluded by ink spread, which increases the dark, poster-like color on the page.
Best suited to display applications where texture is a feature—posters, headlines, album/mixtape covers, event graphics, and gritty brand marks. It can also work on packaging or labels when large enough to preserve counters and the distressed detail, especially in high-contrast black-on-light layouts.
The overall tone is gritty and energetic, with a DIY, underground feel that reads as loud and imperfect by design. Its texture suggests street-print ephemera, zines, or stamped/inked lettering, adding attitude and immediacy rather than refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, distressed voice that feels printed, worn, and handmade, prioritizing impact and character over clean precision. Its consistent grunge texture and compact proportions suggest it’s meant to add instant attitude to short phrases and prominent titles.
The distressing is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, producing a strong, noisy texture at text sizes. Round letters (like O/Q) show particularly heavy edge wear and interior speckling, while verticals often display slight waviness that enhances the analog, printed look.