Distressed Obgi 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, game titles, headlines, gritty, handmade, vintage, playful, rustic, add texture, evoke printwear, handmade feel, create atmosphere, retro tone, rough-edged, inked, blotchy, organic, uneven.
A compact, hand-rendered text face with irregular, slightly wobbly strokes and visibly roughened contours. Stems and curves show inconsistent edge texture like dry ink or worn stamping, creating small bumps, nicks, and occasional thickened spots. Letterforms are generally simple and upright, with rounded terminals and modest contrast that comes more from pressure variation than formal modulation; spacing and sidebearings feel uneven in a natural, hand-made way.
Best suited for display and short-to-medium text where texture is a feature: posters, titles, packaging labels, book covers, and themed graphics. It can work for pull quotes and subheads in editorial layouts when set with generous size and leading to keep the distressed edges from crowding the page.
The font conveys a gritty, analog character—casual and approachable, but with a worn, old-print energy. Its textured outlines and slightly imperfect rhythm suggest craft, zines, props, and narrative settings where a bit of roughness adds personality.
Designed to emulate hand-inked or worn-printed lettering with a deliberately imperfect finish, prioritizing atmosphere and tactility over strict typographic uniformity. The goal appears to be an expressive, ready-made “aged” look that reads clearly while retaining visible edge noise and human variation.
Caps and lowercase share a cohesive, inked texture, and the overall color on the page is dark and lively rather than smooth. In longer text, the distressed edges add strong flavor but also create a busy texture that becomes more prominent as size decreases.