Distressed Pubuk 8 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, apparel, playful, handmade, grunge, comic, quirky, handmade feel, print wear, lively impact, diy texture, brushy, blotchy, inked, roughened, rounded.
A chunky, hand-rendered display face with rounded terminals and visibly uneven stroke edges, as if made with a dry brush or worn stamp. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with simplified geometry and soft corners that keep counters open despite the heavy weight. Texture shows through as small nicks, speckling, and irregular fill, giving the black shapes a mottled, inked-in look. Spacing feels lively and slightly inconsistent in a deliberate way, reinforcing an analog, printed-by-hand rhythm in both caps and lowercase, with similarly stout, friendly numerals.
Best suited to short display settings where the texture can be appreciated: posters, event flyers, playful brand marks, packaging, stickers, and apparel graphics. It also works well for energetic headlines and pull quotes, especially in monochrome or high-contrast color pairings where the rough edges remain visible.
The overall tone is casual and mischievous, combining kid-friendly warmth with a gritty, DIY edge. The distressed texture adds attitude and a tactile, zine-like feel, making the font read as expressive rather than formal or corporate.
Likely designed to mimic hand-inked lettering and imperfect print reproduction, delivering a friendly silhouette with an intentionally worn, tactile finish. The goal appears to be immediate personality and impact, prioritizing characterful texture and rhythm over neutral readability in long text.
The distressing is integrated into the strokes rather than applied as a uniform overlay, so individual glyphs show slightly different roughness along edges and interiors. Curved letters keep a soft, almost inflated silhouette, while verticals and diagonals retain a brushy wobble that signals hand production.