Distressed Paha 8 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, album art, handmade, playful, grunge, casual, energetic, handmade look, rough print, casual display, diy texture, brushy, inky, rounded, chunky, textured.
A chunky, brush-drawn display face with heavy, rounded strokes and visibly rough edges. Letterforms are simplified and slightly irregular, with stroke terminals that look frayed or dry-brushed, creating a textured silhouette. Counters tend to be compact and uneven, and curves (C, O, S) feel soft and blobby rather than geometric. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, hand-rendered rhythm that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Well-suited for posters, punchy headlines, and short emphatic copy where a handmade, rough-printed look is desired. It also fits packaging, labels, stickers, and social graphics that benefit from a crafted, tactile texture. For longer passages, larger sizes and looser tracking will help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, with a friendly roughness that reads like marker or brush lettering scanned from paper. Its texture adds a gritty, DIY attitude while the rounded shapes keep it approachable and fun rather than harsh. It suggests spontaneity, craft, and a lightly rebellious, street-poster energy.
The design appears intended to mimic bold brush or marker lettering with natural pressure changes and imperfect edges, capturing the character of hand-made signage and rough print reproduction. It prioritizes personality and texture over strict uniformity, aiming for an expressive display voice that feels human and immediate.
At text sizes the distressed edges and dense interiors can make counters and joins close up, so it reads best when given breathing room. The figures and lowercase share the same inky, uneven finish, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive in headlines.