Distressed Toma 11 is a bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror, album art, game titles, grunge, pulp, eerie, hand-inked, rustic, add texture, create mood, evoke aging, signal grit, boost impact, ragged, blotchy, inked, scratchy, uneven.
A rough, inked display face with condensed proportions and an irregular, pressure-driven stroke feel. Stems and bowls show jagged, eroded edges and occasional blots, creating a worn print texture rather than clean outlines. Letterforms are mostly upright with bouncy baseline behavior and uneven terminals; counters are somewhat pinched, and joins can look chipped or broken, reinforcing the distressed silhouette. The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with slightly inconsistent widths and spacing that reads as intentionally imperfect.
Best suited for short-form display work such as posters, title cards, album covers, game UI headings, and thematic branding where texture is a feature. It can also work for labels, event flyers, and pull quotes when set large enough to preserve the distressed details. For longer text, it’s most effective in small bursts rather than extended reading.
The overall tone is gritty and atmospheric, suggesting aged paper, rough stamping, or smeared ink. It carries a pulpy, slightly ominous energy that can feel horror-adjacent or outlaw/DIY, while still remaining legible at headline sizes. The imperfect edges add urgency and attitude, like a distressed poster pulled from a wall.
The design appears intended to mimic rough printing or hand-inked lettering that has been weathered, scraped, or over-inked. Its condensed stance and aggressive texture prioritize mood and impact, giving designers a ready-made distressed voice without needing added effects.
The cap set reads stronger and more stable than the lowercase, while the lowercase introduces more quirky rhythm and irregularity. Numerals follow the same worn treatment and are well-suited to impactful, textured numerals in titles and packaging. The face benefits from generous size and contrasty backgrounds where its edge texture can be clearly seen.