Distressed Kota 1 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event flyers, game titles, horror branding, grunge, industrial, horror, punk, noisy, add texture, create impact, evoke wear, signal aggression, ragged, rough, eroded, blotchy, irregular.
A heavy, upright display face with aggressively roughened contours and uneven, bitten-away edges that create a stamped, worn-ink impression. Strokes are chunky and compact, with small counters and occasional interior nicks that reduce openness, especially in round forms. The texture is consistent across the set, but each glyph shows slightly different edge breakup, producing a lively, irregular rhythm. Overall geometry stays simple and readable—mostly straightforward sans-like silhouettes—while the distressed perimeter adds most of the character.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, and branding where texture is an asset. It works particularly well for music and nightlife promo materials, gritty product packaging, or entertainment graphics that benefit from a rough, worn aesthetic. Use generous sizing and spacing when clarity is critical.
The font conveys a gritty, abrasive tone that feels raw and confrontational. Its distressed texture suggests age, friction, and noise—evoking underground flyers, rough print processes, and darker genre cues.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through a bold silhouette paired with deliberate degradation, simulating battered stencils or distressed letterpress/ink spread. It prioritizes attitude and texture over neutrality, aiming to make even simple copy feel loud and tactile.
At larger sizes the edge detail becomes a defining feature, while at smaller sizes the erosion can start to fill in counters and soften differentiation between similar shapes. Numerals match the weight and distress level of the letters, maintaining a cohesive, rugged color in text blocks.