Distressed Objy 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, signage, vintage, gritty, utilitarian, handmade, industrial, print-worn look, retro utility, hand-inked feel, signage voice, condensed, rough edges, inked, slab serif, poster-ready.
A condensed, slab-serif display face with sturdy verticals and compact proportions. Strokes show slight wobble and uneven edges, as if printed from worn type or inked by hand, creating a consistently roughened silhouette across caps, lowercase, and figures. Counters are relatively tight and mostly rectangular/oval, with blunt terminals and minimal curvature, giving the letters a rigid, stamped feel. Spacing and widths vary subtly by character, reinforcing an analog, imperfect rhythm without becoming chaotic.
Well-suited to short display settings where texture and character are desirable, such as posters, headlines, product packaging, bottle labels, and signage. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want an intentionally imperfect, print-worn voice.
The overall tone feels vintage and workmanlike—like old packaging, shop signage, or utilitarian labeling. The distressed texture adds grit and authenticity, suggesting age, friction, and physical printing processes rather than clean digital precision.
The design appears intended to evoke condensed slab type from analog reproduction—letterpress, rubber stamp, or screen print—by combining a sturdy, utilitarian skeleton with controlled distressing for a lived-in, tactile look.
The texture appears integrated into the outlines (not a separate overlay), so the wear reads at both large and medium sizes. Numerals and capitals carry the strongest sign-paint/letterpress character, while the lowercase maintains a practical, readable structure with the same roughened finish.