Distressed Idpe 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'City Boys Soft' by Dharma Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event flyers, rugged, playful, retro, gritty, handmade, impact, vintage print, handmade feel, texture emphasis, poster voice, blotchy, inked, chunky, worn, irregular.
A heavy, slanted display face with chunky letterforms, rounded corners, and a noticeably irregular silhouette. Strokes are thick and somewhat uneven, with roughened edges and speckled interior voids that mimic worn ink or distressed printing. Counters are small and frequently broken up by texture, producing a dense, high-impact color on the page. Letter widths and shapes vary slightly, reinforcing a handmade rhythm rather than strict geometric consistency.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, stickers, and event flyers where a rugged, attention-grabbing voice is desired. It can work for subheads or short phrases in editorial or branding contexts, but the built-in distressing makes it less appropriate for long-form reading or small UI text.
The overall tone is bold and mischievous, with a vintage, rough-printed feel that suggests posters, labels, or DIY signage. Its distressed texture adds grit and personality, making the text feel tactile and imperfect in a deliberate, stylized way.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold display voice with a deliberately worn, ink-stamped character. By combining thick strokes, a forward slant, and consistent distressing, it aims to evoke retro print artifacts and handmade signage while remaining immediately legible at display sizes.
The texture is baked into the glyphs (both outlines and interior speckling), so the face reads darker at smaller sizes and benefits from generous spacing and larger point sizes. The slant and variable shapes create lively momentum, especially in all-caps words.