Distressed Essu 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, craft branding, stickers, playful, handmade, casual, quirky, friendly, hand-lettered feel, playful display, printed texture, organic warmth, rounded, blobby, brushy, roughened, bouncy.
A chunky, hand-drawn sans with rounded terminals and swollen, marker-like strokes. Letterforms are simple and open, with gently uneven contours and visible interior nicks/speckling that give a rough-printed, worn texture. Curves are generously rounded, counters are mostly wide, and the overall rhythm is bouncy with slight, organic inconsistencies from glyph to glyph. Figures follow the same soft, inflated construction, with a particularly loopy, casual feel across bowls and joins.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, playful packaging, craft or handmade branding, stickers, and social graphics where a friendly, imperfect texture is desirable. It performs especially well for short headlines, labels, and emphasis text where the rough detail can be appreciated.
The font reads informal and approachable, like a doodled headline written with a thick felt-tip marker. Its roughened texture adds a crafty, zine-like personality—playful rather than aggressive—bringing warmth and humor to short phrases and titles.
The design appears intended to simulate a bold, hand-lettered marker style with deliberate roughness, capturing the look of ink dragged over paper and slightly worn printing. It prioritizes charm and personality over strict geometric consistency, aiming for an expressive, approachable display voice.
The texture is baked into both the outer edges and internal shapes, which increases character at display sizes but can visually thicken in small settings. Spacing and proportions feel intentionally irregular, reinforcing a handmade, illustrative tone.