Distressed Esbo 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, kids, craft branding, handmade, playful, casual, rustic, quirky, handmade feel, tactile texture, friendly display, brushy, textured, rounded, bouncy, monoline.
A hand-drawn, rounded sans with a brushy, slightly uneven stroke and visible texture in the counters and along the edges. Letterforms are simple and open with soft terminals, modest irregularities in curvature, and small variations in stroke thickness that create a lively, organic rhythm. Spacing reads comfortably loose and the shapes stay clear at text sizes, though the distressed texture remains prominent and gives the black areas a mottled, inked-in look.
Well-suited to posters, labels, and packaging where a handmade voice and tactile texture are an asset. It works best for headlines, short paragraphs, and display copy in casual or craft-oriented branding, and can also fit kid-friendly or classroom-style materials where warmth and informality are desired.
The font feels friendly and informal, with a sketchbook energy that reads as approachable rather than polished. Its roughened ink texture suggests analog printing or marker lettering, giving it a warm, crafty tone that can feel nostalgic and human.
Likely designed to mimic quick marker or brush lettering with an intentionally imperfect, ink-worn finish. The goal appears to be legibility paired with a visible handcrafted texture that adds character without resorting to extreme distortion.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same rounded, hand-lettered construction, and the numerals follow the same casual drawing logic. The texture is consistent across glyphs, so large settings emphasize the distressed character, while smaller settings read as gently roughened rather than noisy.