Distressed Woni 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, merchandise, gritty, handmade, rugged, casual, retro, authenticity, impact, handcrafted feel, vintage grit, informality, brushy, textured, inked, uneven, organic.
A slanted, rough-edged display face with heavy, inked strokes that look brush-applied or dry-printed. Letterforms are largely simplified and sturdy, with rounded terminals in many places and irregular stroke contours that create a noisy silhouette. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, contributing to an uneven rhythm that feels intentionally imperfect. Counters stay fairly open despite the dark color, while the baseline and curves show small wobbles and bite marks consistent with distressed texture.
Best suited to short-to-medium text at display sizes where the rough texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, packaging labels, album/cover art, and merchandise graphics. It can also work for emphasis in editorial or web layouts when used sparingly and with generous spacing to preserve clarity.
The font projects a gritty, handmade attitude with a casual, slightly rebellious tone. Its distressed texture and energetic slant give it a retro utilitarian feel—more like stamped packaging or a worn poster than polished editorial typography.
The design appears intended to mimic ink-heavy, imperfect production—like brush lettering, worn rubber stamps, or rough letterpress—while remaining legible and punchy. Its slant and variable rhythm suggest a goal of adding motion and personality rather than typographic neutrality.
Uppercase shapes read as blocky and assertive, while the lowercase has a looser, more note-like flow; together they create a mixed, informal voice. The distressing is consistent across letters and numerals, so the set feels cohesive even as individual glyph widths and edge wear vary.