Distressed Fize 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, album art, zines, headlines, handmade, grunge, playful, diy, casual, handwritten feel, distressed texture, authenticity, display impact, rough, textured, wobbly, blotchy, imperfect.
A hand-drawn, marker-like sans with uneven stroke edges and frequent ink-bleed texture. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with simplified geometry and softly rounded turns that wobble subtly from glyph to glyph. Strokes show noticeable contrast from pressure changes and occasional blunt terminals, while counters stay open and legible despite the roughened outlines. Spacing and widths vary irregularly, reinforcing a natural, manually written rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase.
This font works best for display applications where texture and personality are assets: posters, flyers, album/cover art, craft and food packaging, and editorial accents. It can also support short subheads or pull quotes when set with generous tracking and comfortable line spacing to let the rough edges breathe.
The overall tone feels casual and human, with a deliberately imperfect, distressed finish that reads as DIY and slightly grungy. It suggests quick signage, zines, or handmade packaging—friendly rather than formal, and expressive without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to simulate organic, hand-rendered lettering with a worn print/ink effect, prioritizing character and authenticity over mechanical precision. Its condensed proportions and high-contrast, blotchy strokes aim to create immediate visual attitude in titles and branding-style phrases.
Uppercase shapes lean toward simple, poster-like capitals, while lowercase forms are compact with a modest x-height and straightforward construction. Numerals match the same rough, inked texture and maintain clear silhouettes suitable for short bursts of display text.