Distressed Gomy 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Oktah', 'Oktah Neue', and 'Oktah Round' by Groteskly Yours and 'Averta PE' and 'Averta Standard PE' by Intelligent Design (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, t-shirts, rugged, handmade, casual, playful, retro, add texture, feel authentic, look printed, soften tone, create grit, roughened, inked, blotchy, imperfect, boldish.
A rounded sans with broadly even strokes and softened corners, rendered with a consistently rough, worn texture that creates speckling and small edge bites throughout. Counters are generous and shapes stay simple and sturdy, with mildly condensed curves on letters like C and G and a friendly, open construction overall. The distressed treatment reads like uneven inking or weathered printing, giving the outlines a tactile, slightly dirty surface while maintaining clear letterforms.
Well suited to display applications where texture is part of the message: posters, event or band flyers, packaging, labels, and merchandise graphics. It can also work for punchy headlines and pull quotes when a friendly, rugged tone is desired, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed detail remains visible.
The font conveys a handmade, lived-in tone—informal and approachable with a rustic, slightly grungy energy. Its texture suggests authenticity and character rather than precision, making it feel warm, casual, and a bit nostalgic.
Likely designed to blend a clean, rounded sans foundation with a deliberate worn print effect, giving designers an easy way to add physicality and grit without sacrificing legibility. The goal appears to be an energetic, characterful texture suitable for branding and display typography.
Distress is distributed across both strokes and interiors, so large sizes emphasize the speckled texture while smaller sizes will read more like soft noise. Numerals and capitals share the same rounded geometry and rough finish, supporting cohesive display and short-copy use.