Distressed Furud 4 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Swiss 721', 'Swiss 721 Hebrew', and 'Swiss 721 WGL' by Bitstream; 'Neue Helvetica Georgian', 'Neue Helvetica Paneuropean', and 'Neue Helvetica World' by Linotype; and 'Nimbus Sans Arabic' and 'Nimbus Sans Round' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, labels, social media, handmade, casual, rustic, playful, imperfect, humanize, add texture, casual branding, craft aesthetic, sketchy, roughened, inked, wobbly, organic.
A sans serif with a hand-drawn construction and lightly roughened outlines. Strokes stay largely monolinear but show subtle wobble, uneven terminals, and occasional interior nicks that mimic dry marker or worn printing. Shapes are mostly open and rounded, with simplified geometry and generous counters; diagonals and curves retain small irregularities that create a lively, imperfect rhythm across words and lines.
Works well for short-to-medium text where you want an approachable, tactile feel—packaging, café or market signage, posters, labels, and social media graphics. It’s especially suited to headlines, pull quotes, and branded phrases where the roughened edges can be appreciated without overwhelming readability.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, with a crafty, DIY texture that feels human rather than mechanical. Its controlled roughness adds warmth and approachability while still reading clearly, evoking notebook lettering, stamped packaging, or screen-printed ephemera.
The design appears intended to blend clean sans proportions with a deliberately imperfect, inked texture—capturing the spontaneity of hand lettering while keeping a straightforward structure for legible display and branding use.
In the sample text, the distressed detailing is consistent enough to feel intentional, but it becomes more noticeable at larger sizes where edge texture and stroke wobble read as character. The numerals and lowercase maintain the same handmade logic, helping the set feel cohesive in mixed-case settings.