Distressed Kogo 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, flyers, packaging, underground, raw, rebellious, grunge, vintage print, weathered, impactful, handmade, tactile, attention, gritty, ragged, inked, worn, blotchy.
The letterforms are heavy and compact with jagged, eroded contours and frequent interior voids that mimic ink breakup. Strokes show pronounced irregularity along edges, producing a chiseled, distressed silhouette while remaining mostly upright and readable. Serifs and terminals appear blunt and uneven, and the texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, creating a cohesive worn-print rhythm.
Best suited for headlines, posters, album art, event flyers, game titles, and packaging where a gritty, handmade feel is desirable. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts that want a distressed, analog voice. For longer passages or small sizes, the heavy texture and broken counters may reduce clarity, so generous sizing and spacing will help.
This face channels an analog, DIY energy—like ink stamped on rough stock or a well-worn poster pulled from an old press. The texture feels gritty and slightly chaotic, giving copy a rebellious, underground tone with a hint of dark humor. Overall it reads as raw, loud, and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to simulate imperfect printing or aged lettering, preserving strong shapes while adding surface breakup for character. It prioritizes tactile texture and immediate impact, aiming to look printed, stamped, or roughly reproduced rather than digitally pristine.
The distressing affects both outlines and counters, creating speckled openings and uneven joins that read like ink spread and worn type. Numerals and punctuation carry the same roughness, helping mixed-content settings feel stylistically unified.