Distressed Konu 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, apparel, event flyers, handmade, rugged, playful, gritty, lo-fi, handmade feel, rough print, diy texture, expressive display, human warmth, brushy, blotchy, chalky, textured, uneven.
A rough, hand-rendered sans with thick, uneven strokes and heavily textured edges that suggest a dry brush or worn marker. Counters are irregular and sometimes partially filled, giving letters a blotchy, stamped quality. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with a bouncy baseline and inconsistent widths that reinforce the handmade rhythm. Terminals are mostly blunt with occasional flicks and nicks, and round forms are slightly lopsided rather than geometric.
Best suited to display settings where texture is an asset—posters, flyers, album/mixtape artwork, product packaging, apparel graphics, and headlines that need an informal, raw presence. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes, but the distressed stroke edges and irregular forms are most effective at larger sizes where the texture can be appreciated.
The overall tone is casual and scrappy, with a DIY, zine-like energy that feels intentionally imperfect. Its rough texture reads as friendly and human at a glance, while still carrying a gritty, street-level attitude reminiscent of rough print or hand-painted signage.
Likely designed to emulate quick, hand-painted or dry-brush lettering with a worn print finish, prioritizing personality and tactile texture over typographic neutrality. The irregular outlines and lively rhythm appear purposeful, aiming for an expressive, human-made look in attention-grabbing display applications.
In text, the strong texture and uneven stroke boundaries become a defining feature, so spacing and letterfit feel organic rather than mechanically regular. The numerals and punctuation match the same worn, inky texture, helping headlines and short phrases keep a consistent handmade voice.