Distressed Lype 5 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to '210 Gulim' by Design210, Korean Fonts; 'Aspira' by Durotype; 'Predicate Rounded' by Haiku Monkey; 'School Days' by KA Designs; 'Infoma' by Stawix; 'Soleil' by TypeTogether; and 'Elpy' by Wordshape (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, album art, handmade, grunge, playful, casual, rustic, handmade feel, rough print, casual display, texture forward, brushy, blotchy, inked, rounded, imperfect.
A heavy, hand-rendered face with rounded, simplified letterforms and visibly uneven stroke edges. The outlines look brushy and slightly blotched, creating soft corners, occasional swelling at curves, and subtle width fluctuations from glyph to glyph. Counters are generally open and legible, while terminals tend to be blunt and organic rather than sharply cut. Spacing and proportions feel intentionally irregular, reinforcing an unpolished, hand-inked rhythm in both caps and lowercase.
Works well for short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are desired—posters, product packaging, café or craft branding, event flyers, and social graphics. It can also serve as a headline or pull-quote face when you want a handmade, rough-printed feel, but it is less suited to long body copy where the irregular edges may add visual noise.
The font conveys a warm, DIY attitude with a rough, tactile texture reminiscent of marker, brush, or worn screen-printed lettering. Its irregularity reads friendly and human rather than chaotic, giving it a casual, slightly gritty personality that feels informal and expressive.
Likely designed to emulate hand-painted or marker-lettered signage with a deliberately worn, imperfect finish. The goal appears to be an approachable display font that adds tactile character and a lightly distressed, ink-on-paper look to contemporary layouts.
Capitals are chunky and steady, while lowercase adds more quirk and variation, especially in curved letters and diagonals. Numerals match the same handmade texture, with soft, rounded forms and minor shape inconsistencies that enhance the distressed impression without sacrificing basic clarity.