Distressed Sohi 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Panton Rust' by Fontfabric, 'Corelia' by Hurufatfont, 'Sebino Soft' by Nine Font, 'Core Sans ES' by S-Core, and 'Frygia' by Stawix (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, stickers, grungy, playful, handmade, rugged, retro, add texture, feel handmade, create impact, signal grit, chunky, blobby, roughened, inked, irregular.
A heavy, chunky display face with rounded, blobby letterforms and noticeably roughened edges. Strokes read as thick and mostly monoline, but the contours wobble and pinch slightly, creating an uneven silhouette and occasional interior nicks that feel like worn ink or stamped printing. Counters are compact and sometimes partially occluded, giving the alphabet a dense, inky color. Spacing and glyph widths vary, reinforcing an informal, hand-made rhythm while remaining clearly upright and readable at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact typography such as posters, headlines, cover art, and bold packaging where texture is a feature rather than a flaw. It can also work for event promos, labels, and merchandise graphics when a rough, handmade print vibe is desired; for longer passages, larger sizes and looser spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is scrappy and energetic, mixing a friendly softness from the rounded shapes with a gritty, distressed finish. It feels casual and mischievous rather than refined, with a tactile “printed by hand” character that suggests noise, texture, and imperfect reproduction.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a deliberately imperfect, distressed surface—evoking rough printing, ink spread, or worn stamping. Its rounded construction keeps it approachable while the irregular edges add character and attitude for expressive display use.
The distressed texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, producing a unified, poster-like voice. Because the counters can close up in places, the face reads best when given generous size and breathing room, especially in longer lines of text.