Distressed Komi 4 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, flyers, merchandise, grunge, handmade, raw, punk, noisy, distress effect, diy print, analog texture, gritty impact, handmade feel, rough, ragged, blotchy, stamped, uneven.
A heavy, all-caps-forward text face with irregular, torn-looking contours and blotchy ink traps that create a worn, printed texture. Strokes are chunky and slightly inconsistent, with subtly rounded corners and occasional nicks that interrupt otherwise simple geometric skeletons. Counters are small and sometimes partially choked by the distressed edges, and spacing feels organically uneven, reinforcing a hand-pressed rhythm across lines. Numerals and lowercase follow the same rugged construction, keeping a consistent, gritty color on the page.
Best suited for display applications where texture is a feature: posters, event flyers, album and zine covers, apparel graphics, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for short bursts of copy or emphatic subheads, particularly when set with ample size and comfortable line spacing.
The overall tone is raw and abrasive, evoking DIY print culture, worn signage, and underground ephemera. Its distressed surface reads loud and tactile, with an intentionally imperfect personality that suggests grit, urgency, and attitude rather than polish.
The design appears intended to simulate distressed, ink-heavy printing—like a worn stamp or rough screenprint—while keeping letterforms straightforward enough to remain readable in headline contexts. Its controlled irregularity suggests a deliberate effort to balance impact with recognizability.
In longer text, the dense texture and broken contours create strong visual presence but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially where counters tighten (e.g., in rounded forms). The rough edges also add noticeable sparkle and variation, which becomes part of the font’s character in display settings.