Distressed Epkob 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Congress Sans' by Club Type, 'Aspira' by Durotype, 'FF Mark' and 'FF Mark Paneuropean' by FontFont, 'Lyu Lin' by Stefan Stoychev, and 'TT Commons™️ Pro' by TypeType (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, merch, stickers, gritty, playful, handmade, retro, street, add texture, create impact, retro print, handmade tone, poster display, inked, roughened, blotchy, punchy, friendly.
A compact, heavy sans with rounded corners and slightly uneven stroke behavior that reads like worn ink on paper. The letterforms are mostly monoline in feel, but with visible texture: speckling, small voids, and roughened interior edges that create a printed, weathered look. Proportions are tight and sturdy, with simple geometric construction softened by subtle wobble and organic imperfections. The lowercase is straightforward and highly legible, while the numerals match the same chunky, poster-ready build and distressed surface.
Best suited for display typography where texture and impact are desirable: posters, album/playlist art, product labels, café or food branding, merchandise graphics, and bold social media titles. It can also work for short callouts or signage-style lines, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, with a gritty, analog personality. The distress adds a casual, lived-in energy—more screen-printed gig poster than polished corporate signage—giving headlines a confident, slightly rebellious edge without becoming chaotic.
Designed to deliver a compact, high-impact sans voice with a worn print texture—evoking letterpress/screenprint artifacts and giving straightforward shapes a tactile, handmade presence.
Texture appears consistently applied across caps, lowercase, and figures, suggesting a deliberate “ink wear” treatment rather than random degradation. The shapes stay readable at display sizes, but the speckling and rough edges become a prominent stylistic feature as sizes increase.