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BTC Obscura Grotesk

Bad Type Club · Matt Scott Barnes · 2025

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BTC Obscura Grotesk specimen from Bad Type Club

A grotesque sans with deliberate crookedness, designed by Matt Scott Barnes in 2025 to carry an understated darkwave personality beneath clean, simple letterforms.

About

Built on a traditional grotesque structure, BTC Obscura Grotesk introduces subtle irregularities that give it an off-kilter character without sacrificing legibility. Six weights make it workable across posters, titles and branding. It pitches itself at contexts that require contemporary cleanliness with a quiet edge of attitude.

Classification

A traditional grotesque sans with deliberate irregularities and character, designed for display and title use with a darkly aesthetic personality.

Weights

6 Weights/Styles

Languages

Latin

Tags

grotesquedisplaygothicalternativeposterbrandingdarkwavequirky