Distressed Gogi 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, labels, vintage, rustic, hand-printed, western, worn, aged print, analog texture, thematic display, rustic branding, bracketed serif, ink bleed, roughened, weathered, soft corners.
A rugged serif with chunky, bracketed forms and softly flared terminals. The outlines are intentionally irregular, with worn edges, small nicks, and uneven curves that suggest ink spread and imperfect printing. Counters are generally open and sturdy, while joins and shoulders show slight wobble and organic variance, giving the alphabet a lively, hand-made rhythm. Numerals share the same distressed treatment, with bold silhouettes and subtly uneven stroke endings.
Best suited to display settings where the distressed detailing can be appreciated—posters, headlines, product labels, and branding elements that aim for a vintage or rustic feel. It can work for short bursts of copy in themed layouts, but the strong texture and compact lowercase proportions favor larger sizes and simpler typographic hierarchies.
The overall tone feels antique and workmanlike, evoking old posters, frontier ephemera, and timeworn signage. Its rough texture adds a tactile, analog character that reads as honest, gritty, and slightly theatrical rather than refined or modern.
Designed to deliver a classic serif structure with an intentionally aged, imperfect surface, capturing the look of worn metal type or rough letterpress printing. The goal appears to be immediate atmosphere—adding grit and period flavor while keeping letterforms bold and recognizable.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, so the distressed effect reads as a deliberate system rather than random damage. In longer text, the rough edges create a dark, punchy color on the page, making it especially attention-grabbing at larger sizes.