Distressed Kohe 2 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, stickers, grunge, playful, retro, handmade, rowdy, printed texture, analog feel, attention grab, handmade look, roughened, blotchy, worn, inked, chunky.
A heavy, ink-saturated display face with chunky letterforms and noticeably rough, eroded edges. Strokes have irregular contours and occasional interior pitting, creating a worn print texture while maintaining clear, mostly upright construction. Counters tend to be small and dark, terminals are blunt, and overall spacing feels sturdy with slightly uneven rhythm across glyphs, reinforcing an intentionally imperfect, stamped look.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, album/cover art, and merch graphics where the distressed texture can be seen clearly. It can also work for labels, badges, and event promos that benefit from a rough, handmade print vibe; avoid very small sizes or long passages where the heavy texture may fill in.
The texture and weight convey a loud, tactile, hands-on character—somewhere between DIY poster lettering and battered rubber-stamp print. It reads as energetic and slightly unruly, with a friendly, cartoonish warmth rather than a cold industrial grit.
The design appears intended to emulate bold hand-set or stamped lettering after rough printing—preserving recognizability while adding wear, bleed, and surface noise. The goal seems to be immediate visual punch with a deliberately imperfect, analog texture for themed display settings.
Uppercase shapes are broad and blocky with softened corners, while lowercase stays compact and bold, helping headings feel dense and punchy. Numerals match the same distressed treatment and are designed for impact rather than fine detail, so the face benefits from generous sizes and simple color/contrast setups.