Distressed Obru 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, game titles, event flyers, raw, gritty, urgent, handmade, rebellious, expressiveness, handmade feel, grunge texture, dramatic impact, genre styling, brushy, textured, spiky, jagged, uneven.
A rough, brush-drawn Latin with energetic, slanted strokes and pronounced modulation between thick downstrokes and hairline exits. Letterforms are narrow and often open, with irregular contours, ragged terminals, and occasional ink-like breaks that suggest dry brush or worn printing. The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with lively baseline wobble and uneven stroke edges that keep the rhythm intentionally imperfect and hand-made.
Best suited to short display text where texture and energy are assets—posters, titles, packaging callouts, and entertainment branding. It works well for genre-driven design (dark, gritty, or rebellious themes) and for punchy subheads, but the distressed edges and lively irregularity make it less ideal for long passages or small UI text.
The overall tone feels gritty and immediate, like quick marker or brush lettering used for emphasis. Its distressed texture and sharp, flicked terminals read as expressive and slightly aggressive, lending a punk, horror, or underground-poster attitude while still staying readable at display sizes.
The design appears aimed at capturing the spontaneity of fast brush lettering while baking in a worn, distressed finish. Its narrow, slanted forms and textured stroke endings prioritize impact and attitude over neutrality, creating a strong voice for themed, high-energy typography.
Capitals carry a bold, gestural presence, while the lowercase remains compact with small counters and tight spacing tendencies. The numerals follow the same organic, hand-inked logic, keeping a cohesive look for headlines that mix letters and numbers.