Distressed Lytu 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, stickers, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, casual, handmade feel, gritty texture, informal display, diy aesthetic, brushy, ragged, uneven, inky, organic.
A rough, hand-rendered sans with thick, brushlike strokes and visibly uneven edges. Letterforms are simplified and rounded, with wobbly contours, irregular stroke terminals, and a mottled, inky texture that suggests dry brush or worn marker on paper. Proportions vary slightly from glyph to glyph, and spacing feels loose and natural, giving lines of text a lively, imperfect rhythm. Counters are generally open and legible, though they fluctuate in size due to the uneven stroke build-up.
Well-suited for display typography where a handmade, distressed voice is desirable—posters, event flyers, album artwork, apparel graphics, and packaging accents. It can also work for short headlines or pull quotes where character and texture matter more than typographic refinement.
The font conveys a scrappy, DIY energy—informal, human, and slightly gritty. Its irregularities read as intentional and expressive, lending a zine-like, street-poster attitude that feels energetic rather than polished.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, assertive hand lettering made with a brushy marker, preserving natural wobble and ink irregularities to create an authentic distressed look. It prioritizes impact and personality over geometric consistency, aiming for a tactile, analog feel in digital typesetting.
Numerals and lowercase share the same hand-drawn character as the uppercase, with consistent texture and edge wear across the set. The overall impression is bold and high-impact at display sizes, while the rough stroke texture becomes more apparent as sizes increase.