Distressed Naho 5 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, zines, headlines, labels, grunge, typewritten, xeroxed, raw, retro, simulate wear, add texture, evoke print, diy attitude, roughened, worn, speckled, stenciled, monolinear.
A condensed, monolinear sans with visibly roughened contours that mimic worn printing or imperfect duplication. Strokes stay largely even in thickness, with angular joins and simplified geometric construction, while curves show slight wobble and edge breakup. Counters are open and straightforward, and overall spacing feels utilitarian rather than tightly engineered, reinforcing a practical, printed look. Numerals and capitals read cleanly at display sizes, with consistent distressed texture across the set.
Well suited to headlines and short bursts of text in posters, flyers, zines, packaging accents, and music or event graphics where a distressed print texture is desirable. It can also work for subheads and pull quotes when you want a rough, photocopied tone, but it is less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes due to the broken edges.
The font conveys a gritty, reproduced-on-a-copy-machine attitude—part utilitarian, part rebellious. Its worn edges and slight irregularity suggest ephemera, DIY production, and vintage document textures rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a straightforward, condensed sans structure while overlaying a consistent worn/duplicated print effect. It prioritizes recognizability and punch over pristine outline quality, aiming for an authentic, analog-produced feel.
The distress is primarily expressed as edge erosion and minor irregularities along verticals and curves, not as heavy splatter or deep interior damage, so letterforms remain recognizable. The texture becomes more prominent as size increases, where the rough perimeter reads as a deliberate stylistic layer.