Distressed Lyva 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, horror titles, album covers, event flyers, game titles, rugged, folk, spooky, handmade, raw, thematic impact, handmade texture, aged look, dramatic titles, rustic signage, jagged, angular, textured, chiseled, uneven.
A heavy, angular display face with sharp corners, wedge-like terminals, and irregular, torn-looking edges throughout. Strokes feel cut or chipped rather than smoothly drawn, with inconsistent contour roughness that creates a gritty texture in both outlines and counters. Proportions vary noticeably from letter to letter, with slightly uneven widths and a lively, hand-crafted rhythm; rounds are often faceted into diamond or polygonal shapes. The lowercase is compact and sturdy, with simplified forms that maintain the same rough, carved silhouette as the caps and numerals.
Best suited for short headlines, title treatments, and impactful phrases where texture is part of the message—such as posters, album art, game or film titles, themed event flyers, and dramatic packaging accents. It pairs well with clean sans or simple serif companions when you need a high-contrast typographic hierarchy.
The overall tone is raw and gritty, with a handmade severity that reads as rustic, ominous, and slightly playful in a pulp-horror way. Its distressed texture and sharp geometry evoke DIY printing, woodcut or stone-cut letterforms, and dark fantasy or Halloween signage.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing display voice that feels intentionally weathered and hand-made, using chipped edges and angular construction to add atmosphere and grit. It prioritizes texture and personality over neutrality, aiming for strong thematic presence in large-scale typography.
The face produces strong silhouette recognition at display sizes, but the internal texture and jagged detailing can visually fill in at smaller sizes. The pointed terminals and faceted curves create a consistent “chipped” motif across letters and figures, giving lines of text an energetic, uneven color.