Distressed Hyra 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, signage, vintage, gritty, hand-inked, rustic, dramatic, aged print, vintage tone, handmade feel, grit, rough-edged, weathered, inked, uneven, textured.
A serif display face with intentionally irregular contours and a rough, worn texture throughout. Strokes are mostly sturdy with moderate contrast, but edges appear eroded and blotty, as if stamped or printed from a distressed block. The serifs are wedge-like and inconsistent in length and sharpness, and curves show subtle wobble and flattening that gives the forms a handmade, imperfect rhythm. Spacing and glyph widths vary noticeably, adding to the organic, printed-from-type character while remaining readable at display sizes.
Works best for display applications where a textured, aged imprint is desirable: posters, headlines, labels, packaging, and book or album covers. It can also support themed signage and title cards where readability is needed but a polished finish is not the goal.
The overall tone feels antique and slightly ominous, with a tactile, ink-on-paper quality. Its roughened outlines suggest age, wear, and grit, evoking old posters, saloon notices, or weathered book ephemera. The texture adds a sense of drama and urgency without becoming chaotic.
Likely designed to deliver a traditional serif structure while adding deliberate wear and print artifacts for atmosphere. The goal appears to be a convincingly aged, inked look that feels sourced from distressed letterpress or vintage signage rather than a clean digital serif.
Uppercase forms read as classic and stately at a distance, while the distressed perimeter work becomes more prominent up close. The sample text shows the texture holds together across words, but the roughness can visually accumulate in longer passages, making it better suited to shorter settings or larger sizes.