Distressed Tohy 6 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, horror titles, event flyers, grunge, raw, handmade, punk, horror, texture-first, diy feel, shock impact, analog grit, dark mood, brushy, ragged, blotchy, uneven, inked.
A rough, brush-and-ink display face with dense, heavy strokes and strongly irregular contours. Letterforms are simplified and open, but edges are jagged and torn with occasional blobs and pinched joins, creating a worn, printed-from-a-damaged-source feel. Stroke widths fluctuate noticeably within each glyph, counters are often small and uneven, and overall spacing is inconsistent, producing an energetic, handmade rhythm. The uppercase and lowercase share the same distressed construction, with a distinctly variable silhouette across the set.
Best suited to posters, album/EP covers, game or film titles, and punchy headlines where texture is a feature rather than a liability. It also works well for badges, stickers, packaging accents, and short callouts that benefit from a gritty, screen-printed look. For readability, use at larger sizes with ample whitespace and avoid dense paragraphs.
The texture and roughness convey a gritty, confrontational tone with a DIY sensibility. It reads as rebellious and theatrical, with a dark, eerie edge that suits intense or suspenseful themes. The imperfect inking lends an analog authenticity, like stamped, painted, or screen-printed lettering.
The design intention appears to be a high-impact display font that foregrounds distressed texture and hand-made irregularity. Its primary goal is to add atmosphere and attitude—suggesting rough production, worn materials, or expressive brush lettering—rather than neutral, continuous-text readability.
The distressed breakup is present on both outer contours and interior spaces, so small sizes and long passages will quickly accumulate visual noise. Numerals and key capitals have strong, iconic shapes that hold up better in short bursts, especially when given generous tracking and line spacing.