Distressed Kyro 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, game titles, rustic, gritty, vintage, handmade, storybook, aged print, handcrafted feel, thematic character, texture emphasis, rough edges, ragged, inked, blotchy, worn.
A rough, ink-heavy serif with deliberately irregular contours and chipped terminals. Strokes show uneven pressure and slight swelling, with jagged outer edges and occasional notches that mimic worn printing or brush-and-ink texture. Proportions are fairly compact with sturdy verticals; serifs read as blunt, broken wedges rather than crisp brackets. Overall spacing feels slightly uneven from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a handmade, distressed rhythm while remaining legible at display sizes.
Works best for display applications such as posters, titles, book covers, and themed packaging where a rugged, aged texture is desirable. It can add character to short subheads or pull quotes, but the dense ink color and distressed edges are more effective in larger sizes than in extended small-body copy.
The tone is earthy and timeworn, evoking old posters, folklore, or handmade signage. Its distressed texture adds grit and immediacy, suggesting something tactile, imperfect, and analog rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to simulate imperfect, worn letterforms—like rough letterpress, aged signage, or hand-inked type—while keeping familiar serif structures for readability. Its primary goal is to inject atmosphere and texture into headlines and thematic branding.
The texture is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, with rounded forms (like O/0) appearing subtly irregular and slightly faceted. The sample text shows a lively line texture where the roughness creates a strong, dark color on the page, making it most convincing when given room to breathe and printed at sizes that let the distress detail read.