Distressed Omvo 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, sports branding, expressive, gritty, energetic, handmade, dramatic, handmade feel, grunge texture, expressive display, fast brush, brushy, rough-edged, textured, angular, dry-brush.
An expressive, italicized brush style with visibly rough, dry-brush edges and occasional ink breaks that create a textured silhouette. Strokes show strong modulation, moving from sharp hairlines to heavier swells, with pointed terminals and slightly jagged contours. Letterforms are loosely calligraphic with an informal, handwritten rhythm, uneven internal counters, and subtly shifting widths from glyph to glyph. The lowercase reads compact with a relatively short x-height and lively ascenders/descenders, while caps feel bold and gestural rather than geometric.
Works best at display sizes where the brush texture and rough edges can be appreciated—posters, headline treatments, apparel graphics, and bold social media or video titles. It also suits packaging and labels that want an artisanal or handcrafted feel, and energetic branding moments such as music, skate/surf, or sports-themed campaigns. For long passages or small UI text, the texture and contrast may reduce clarity.
The overall tone is raw and kinetic, like fast marker or brush lettering captured in a single take. Its distressed texture adds a gritty, handmade character that can feel rebellious, vintage-leaning, or artisanal depending on context. The slanted stance and sharp terminals convey motion and urgency, making the voice more dramatic than polite.
The design appears intended to emulate rapid brush or marker lettering with a deliberately distressed finish, prioritizing gesture and personality over uniform precision. Its construction balances calligraphic stroke logic with a rough, worn surface to deliver an expressive, attention-grabbing display voice.
The texture remains consistent across letters and numerals, giving a cohesive worn-ink impression. Curves (C, G, O, S) keep a sweeping brush arc, while diagonals (K, V, W, X, Y) emphasize speed and bite. Numerals follow the same calligraphic, slightly irregular construction, supporting display settings more than dense text.