Distressed Tedi 6 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, merch, album art, handmade, gritty, casual, energetic, rustic, handmade texture, raw impact, casual voice, analog feel, display emphasis, brushy, roughened, inked, textured, organic.
A brush-lettered display face with dense, ink-heavy strokes and visibly rough, feathered edges. Letterforms are slightly slanted with uneven stroke terminals and occasional thickened “blobs,” creating a lively, imperfect rhythm. Shapes are generally compact and upright in proportion, with simplified counters and open apertures that keep the forms readable despite the texture. The baseline and stroke weight wobble subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an analog, hand-rendered feel.
Best suited to short-form, high-impact typography such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, merchandise graphics, and music or event artwork. It works well when you want a handcrafted, analog texture—especially over solid backgrounds or in single-color applications where the rough edges can carry the mood.
The overall tone is informal and tactile, like marker or dry-brush lettering on paper. Its rugged texture and uneven edges give it a gritty, workwear character that feels energetic and unpolished rather than refined or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic expressive brush or marker lettering with deliberate wear and ink breakup, delivering a strong handmade voice without the precision of clean vector forms. It prioritizes personality and texture over neutrality, aiming to add grit and motion to titles and branding moments.
Uppercase forms read as blunt and sturdy, while lowercase adds a more handwritten cadence; numerals follow the same brushy construction with slightly irregular curves and joins. The texture is strong enough that fine details can fill in at small sizes, so it visually prefers larger settings where the distressed edges can be appreciated.