Distressed Yazu 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, signage, rugged, retro, playful, handmade, grunge, distressed print, vintage sign, handmade feel, impact display, blocky, inked, roughened, soft corners, irregular.
A heavy, block-like display face with rounded corners and a deliberately rough, uneven perimeter. Strokes feel inked and slightly swollen, with small nicks and wavering edges that create a worn print effect. Counters are often partly occluded by irregular interior bites, giving letters a stamped or eroded look while maintaining clear silhouettes. Width and letterfit vary from glyph to glyph, contributing to an uneven, hand-made rhythm that reads best at larger sizes.
Ideal for posters, event titles, and short headlines where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It also suits packaging, labels, and branding for craft-oriented products, as well as signage and merch graphics that benefit from a worn, stamped aesthetic. Use with generous size and spacing to keep interior details from clogging.
The overall tone is gritty and vintage-leaning, like aging letterpress or a distressed rubber stamp. Its soft, blobby shapes keep the texture from feeling harsh, adding a friendly, playful edge alongside the roughness. The result suggests craft, DIY packaging, and nostalgic signage rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect printing and surface wear while keeping letterforms bold and attention-grabbing. It prioritizes texture, personality, and a hand-crafted rhythm over neutrality, making it a strong choice for thematic, atmosphere-setting typography.
Texture is applied consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with noticeable speckling and chipping along both outer contours and inner counters. The irregularities create strong character but can reduce clarity in smaller sizes or dense paragraphs, especially where counters become tight or partially filled.