Distressed Rolus 13 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, streetwear, event flyers, grunge, eerie, handmade, punk, retro, impact, edginess, weathered feel, analog texture, headline focus, inked, ragged, blotchy, uneven, worn.
A condensed, heavy display face with irregular, distressed contours and intermittent interior scarring that reads like rough ink coverage or worn printing. Strokes are thick with abrupt tapers and chiseled terminals, creating a jagged silhouette while preserving largely upright, simple letter structures. Counters are sometimes nicked or partially filled, and the texture varies from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, imperfect rhythm rather than strict uniformity.
Best used for short, punchy copy such as poster headlines, album/track titles, packaging callouts, and merch graphics where the rough texture is meant to be seen. It can also work for themed signage or editorial openers that benefit from a worn, analog feel, but is less suited to long body text or small UI labels.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a slightly spooky, weathered energy. It feels handmade and analog—more like stamped signage or distressed poster type than polished digital lettering—suited to designs that want tension, attitude, or a sense of decay.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, compact display voice while introducing deliberate degradation—ragged edges, ink-like chips, and inconsistent fill—to evoke age, grit, and handcrafted production. The underlying letterforms remain straightforward to keep words readable even as the surface is distressed.
The texture can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially where counters are tight or partially broken up. In larger settings the distressed detail becomes a prominent feature, adding motion and character across long words and headlines.