Distressed Itloh 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Neue Haas Grotesk Text', 'Neue Helvetica', 'Neue Helvetica Armenian', 'Neue Helvetica Georgian', 'Neue Helvetica Paneuropean', and 'Neue Helvetica World' by Linotype; 'Generic' by More Etc; and 'Nimbus Sans Round' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, stickers, headlines, playful, handmade, retro, friendly, grungy, add texture, feel handmade, look vintage, be approachable, stand out, rounded, blobby, textured, chunky, soft corners.
A chunky, rounded sans with heavy, uniform strokes and softly squared terminals. Letterforms are simplified and slightly irregular, with a hand-cut feel and small speckled voids and nicks that create a worn, inked texture across the black shapes. Curves are broad and bulbous, counters tend toward compact ovals, and overall spacing reads open and readable at display sizes while retaining an intentionally imperfect rhythm.
Best suited to display applications where texture and personality are desirable—posters, labels, packaging, storefront graphics, and bold social media headlines. It also works well for kid-friendly or casual branding that benefits from a handmade, screen-printed look, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the speckling reads clearly.
The font gives off a warm, playful tone with a vintage, printed-from-a-stamp character. Its roughened texture adds a casual, crafty energy that feels approachable rather than aggressive, lending a nostalgic and tactile personality to headlines.
Designed to deliver a bold, friendly sans silhouette while introducing deliberate wear and irregularity to mimic imperfect printing or hand-stamped lettering. The goal appears to be high-impact readability paired with tactile character and a lighthearted, retro feel.
The distressed detailing appears as scattered pinholes and subtle edge breakup inside the strokes, producing a consistent “ink wear” effect in both uppercase and lowercase. Numerals share the same rounded construction and soft geometry, keeping the set cohesive for prominent, graphic use.