Distressed Keji 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event flyers, grunge, vintage, rugged, noisy, industrial, aged print, tactile texture, retro grit, poster impact, slab serif, blotchy, roughened, weathered, inked.
A heavy slab-serif design with compact, blocky letterforms and a largely upright stance. The outlines are aggressively roughened, with torn, uneven edges and occasional bite-like notches that create a printed-worn texture. Counters stay fairly open for the weight, but their interiors are also irregular, producing a blotchy, inked impression. Stroke endings are blunt and the serif feet read as sturdy slabs, while widths vary noticeably across glyphs, giving the set a slightly uneven, handmade rhythm.
Best suited to display use where its rough texture can be a feature—posters, headlines, album/cover art, packaging accents, and gritty event promotions. It can work for short bursts of text or pull quotes when a worn, tactile voice is desired, but will be most effective when given enough size and spacing to keep the distressed details legible.
The font projects a gritty, vintage attitude—like distressed letterpress or stenciled signage that’s been rubbed down by time. Its texture feels loud and tactile, leaning toward rugged, rebellious, and industrial tones rather than clean or refined.
The design appears intended to mimic aged, imperfect printing: a sturdy slab-serif base deliberately degraded with abrasion and ink spread to deliver a bold, tactile presence. It prioritizes atmosphere and material character over pristine edges, aiming for a convincingly worn, analog look.
At text sizes the distressed perimeter becomes a continuous texture that can dominate the color of a paragraph; the roughness is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel unified. The numerals and round letters show pronounced edge breakup, emphasizing the worn-print character.