Distressed Itbuh 9 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, event flyers, grunge, handmade, playful, raw, punk, printed texture, diy aesthetic, high impact, analog roughness, rough, blotchy, inky, weathered, irregular.
A heavy, inked display face with irregular, eroded contours and occasional interior pitting that reads like rough printing or a worn stencil impression. Strokes are thick and uneven with soft, blobby terminals and small bite-like notches along edges, creating a consistently distressed silhouette. Proportions lean slightly condensed in places but vary naturally from glyph to glyph, and counters tend to be rounded and sometimes partially filled, reinforcing the smeared, analog feel. The overall rhythm is lively and imperfect rather than geometric, with simplified forms that prioritize impact over refinement.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, album or playlist artwork, event flyers, packaging fronts, and bold editorial headlines. It works well when you want an intentionally imperfect, tactile look, and it benefits from generous sizing and spacing to let the distress detail read clearly.
The font conveys a gritty, lo-fi energy that feels handmade and slightly chaotic. Its rough edges and inky texture suggest underground culture—DIY posters, zines, and rebellious, humorous messaging—while still remaining friendly enough for playful themes when used at larger sizes.
The design appears intended to simulate a rough, worn print/paint effect while keeping letterforms straightforward and readable. It aims to deliver immediate visual texture and attitude for display typography, offering a cohesive distressed voice across letters and figures.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same roughened construction, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive. Numerals carry the same distressed treatment and maintain strong legibility at display sizes, though the texture and filled-in counters can reduce clarity at small sizes or on low-contrast backgrounds.