Distressed Puduj 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, horror titles, gritty, vintage, noir, tough, hand-printed, weathered impact, analog texture, dramatic display, rugged tone, roughened, ink-worn, eroded, blocky, poster-like.
A heavy, display-oriented face with chunky, irregular letterforms and visibly roughened edges that mimic worn ink or degraded printing. Strokes show pronounced texture and chipping along stems and bowls, creating a mottled silhouette while keeping a mostly vertical, straightforward construction. Proportions feel compact and sturdy with slightly uneven widths, and counters are somewhat pinched or jagged in places, reinforcing the distressed rhythm. Numerals match the same rugged, stamped look, with consistent weight and deliberate imperfections across the set.
Works best for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, and branding that benefits from a worn, analog texture. It can suit album artwork, event graphics, or packaging where a rugged, vintage-printed attitude is desirable, and it generally performs better at medium-to-large sizes to keep the distressed details legible.
The overall tone is gritty and weathered, suggesting something aged, battered, and emphatic. It evokes utilitarian printing and rough reproduction—more like a hard-used poster or label than polished editorial type—giving text a tough, dramatic presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing display voice while simulating the artifacts of age, rough printing, or repeated stamping. Its consistent erosion and chunky forms prioritize mood and immediacy over clean text readability.
Texture is strong enough to become a defining feature, especially at smaller sizes where the erosion can close up details and darken the color. In larger settings, the broken edges read as intentional character and add a tactile, analog feel.