Distressed Obmi 5 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: fantasy titles, horror posters, game ui, book covers, roleplaying handouts, rugged, antique, arcane, handwrought, dramatic, aged effect, handmade feel, worldbuilding, dramatic display, vintage mood, rough ink, chiseled, scratchy, textured, tapered strokes.
A rough, hand-rendered serif with jagged, distressed contours and visibly uneven stroke edges, as if drawn with a dry brush or worn quill. Letterforms lean forward and show tapered terminals, occasional spur-like serifs, and irregular stroke swelling that creates a lively, broken rhythm. Counters are moderately open but imperfectly rounded, and the texture varies from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a handmade, weathered impression. Numerals and capitals carry the same torn-ink texture, with simplified shapes and slightly inconsistent proportions that read as intentionally organic rather than mechanical.
Best used for display work where texture and atmosphere are the priority—titles, cover treatments, posters, signage, and game or film graphics with a fantasy, medieval, or horror leaning. It can work for short bursts of text such as pull quotes, labels, or in-world notes, but will be most effective at larger sizes where the distressed edge detail can be appreciated without compromising readability.
The overall tone feels antique and theatrical, evoking aged parchment, folklore, and occult or fantasy ephemera. Its distressed inkiness adds grit and tension, making the voice feel mysterious, handmade, and a little menacing—suited to stories, spells, or relic-like artifacts rather than polished contemporary branding.
The design appears intended to simulate aged, imperfect printing or hand-lettering, combining serifed forms with deliberate abrasion and tapering to create a prop-like, historical mood. Its irregular rhythm and ink-worn edges prioritize character and narrative worldbuilding over typographic neutrality.
In paragraph text the texture remains prominent and creates a noisy surface; spacing appears relatively loose and the irregular outlines can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The more calligraphic capitals provide strong entry points for headlines or initials, while the lowercase maintains a consistent scratchy cadence across words.