Distressed Kymo 6 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, event flyers, branding, grunge, horror, punk, handmade, vintage, distressed impact, genre titling, diy texture, aged print, ragged, eroded, blotchy, condensed, chunky.
A condensed, heavy display face with irregular, eroded outlines and uneven contours that mimic worn printing or rough inking. Strokes are thick and mostly upright, with noticeable bite marks and wobble along edges, creating a textured silhouette rather than clean geometry. Counters are generally small and sometimes partially occluded by the distress, and widths vary slightly from letter to letter, reinforcing a handmade, imperfect rhythm. The overall color is dense and dark, with strong vertical emphasis and compact spacing at text sizes.
Best suited for large-format headlines where the rough texture can be appreciated without sacrificing clarity—such as posters, album covers, event flyers, and title cards. It can also work for logos or short brand marks that want a gritty, vintage-printed presence, but is less appropriate for small UI text or dense body copy.
The font projects a gritty, confrontational tone—raw and ink-smeared, with a slightly sinister edge. Its distressed texture reads as aged, haunted, or DIY, bringing a sense of urgency and noise that feels at home in underground and genre-driven design.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, high-impact headline voice while simulating degraded print and uneven ink coverage. By combining a traditional display structure with aggressive distressing, it aims to feel both familiar and unsettling—like a worn poster pulled from a wall.
In longer lines, the heavy texture and tight proportions create a continuous, poster-like mass; the distressed detail becomes the main personality feature. The numeral set matches the same roughened treatment, keeping the system visually consistent across letters and figures.