Distressed Loho 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, title cards, editorial heads, vintage, gritty, tactile, worn, editorial, aged print, letterpress feel, historical tone, grunge texture, roughened, inked, imperfect, textured, hand-printed.
A serif text face with sturdy, blocky letterforms and heavily roughened contours that mimic worn type or uneven ink transfer. Strokes are mostly straight and vertical with compact, bracket-like serifs and a slightly condensed feel in some glyphs, while edges remain irregular and broken in a consistent, all-over texture. Counters are moderately open but occasionally nibbled by the distressing, and joins show subtle swelling and flattening that reinforces a stamped or letterpress impression. Overall spacing and rhythm stay readable in paragraphs, with the distressed surface providing visual noise without collapsing the core silhouettes.
Works well for posters, title treatments, book covers, and packaging that benefits from an aged or rugged print character. It can also serve for short editorial headlines or pull quotes where a distressed, analog feel is desired, especially on light backgrounds that let the texture read clearly.
The font conveys an aged, tactile tone—part archival and utilitarian, part gritty and handmade. Its weathered finish suggests old print ephemera, typewriter-era paperwork, or posters pulled from rough stock, adding a sense of history and atmosphere. The texture pushes it toward expressive, narrative use where imperfection is a feature.
Likely designed to evoke vintage printing through deliberate erosion and uneven edges, combining a traditional serif structure with a distressed overlay to simulate aged metal type, rough letterpress, or degraded ink. The intention appears to balance strong, recognizable forms with surface texture for atmospheric, story-driven typography.
Distressing is applied consistently across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, creating cohesive texture at both display and text sizes. Numerals and key shapes like O, E, and S retain strong silhouettes despite the rough edges, helping maintain legibility while still reading as deliberately worn.