Distressed Ragim 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, t-shirts, gritty, playful, handmade, casual, bold, handcrafted feel, tactile texture, casual impact, imperfect print, rough-edged, inked, blotchy, chunky, uneven.
A heavy, brush-ink style with compact, rounded forms and noticeably irregular outlines. Strokes show natural wobble and pressure variation, with occasional nicks, dents, and filled-in counters that create a worn print/ink-stamp feel. Terminals are mostly blunt and softened rather than sharp, and curves are slightly lumpy, giving the alphabet an intentionally imperfect, handmade rhythm. Spacing and letter widths vary across characters, contributing to an organic, non-mechanical texture in lines of text.
Works best for display uses where texture is an asset: posters, product packaging, labels, merchandise graphics, social content, and bold headlines. It can also support short subheads or pull quotes when a handmade, worn-ink character is desired, especially in contemporary, casual branding contexts.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, mixing a friendly, cartoonish softness with a gritty, distressed edge. It reads as approachable and crafty rather than refined, suggesting DIY materials, screenprint ink, or marker lettering that has picked up texture over time.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, highly legible display voice with deliberate roughness—capturing the look of brush or marker lettering reproduced through imperfect printing. Its variable shapes and distressed detailing aim to add personality and tactile authenticity to simple, high-impact text.
The distressing appears both on outer contours and within interiors, so small sizes may lose some counter clarity, while larger sizes emphasize the tactile texture. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky, imperfect construction, keeping a consistent hand-rendered voice across headlines and short phrases.