Distressed Anra 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Araboto' by FarahatDesign and 'NeoGram' by The Northern Block (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, apparel, album art, branding, grunge, utilitarian, industrial, editorial, urban, add texture, evoke wear, modern grunge, print effect, signage feel, roughened, worn, inked, textured, blunt.
A clean, neo-grotesque skeleton is overlaid with a consistent distressed texture: small chips, speckling, and roughened edges appear throughout strokes and counters. Letterforms are simple and modern with mostly straight terminals, open apertures, and round bowls; the texture reads like worn ink or imperfect printing rather than loose handwriting. Uppercase and lowercase follow a straightforward, workmanlike construction, while figures are sturdy and evenly proportioned, keeping the overall rhythm stable despite the irregular surface.
Well-suited for posters, event graphics, packaging, and brand systems that want a modern sans foundation with a worn print finish. It also fits apparel graphics, stickers, and album or editorial display work where the texture can contribute to a gritty, tactile feel while maintaining clear letterforms.
The font conveys a gritty, printed-in-the-real-world character—practical and contemporary, with an urban, slightly rugged edge. It feels less ornamental and more like functional typography that has been weathered through use, giving headlines and labels a lived-in, documentary tone.
The design appears intended to deliver a familiar contemporary sans-serif silhouette while adding instant texture for mood and authenticity, as if pulled from stamped, screen-printed, or aged signage. The controlled distressing suggests a balance between legibility and a deliberately imperfect, analog surface.
The distressing is fine-grained and fairly uniform across the set, so it adds atmosphere without dramatically breaking letter recognition. At larger sizes the speckling becomes a defining feature; at smaller sizes it will read more like soft noise and may reduce crispness on low-resolution output.