Distressed Tema 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, album art, rugged, handmade, retro, rowdy, informal, add texture, feel handmade, evoke print, create impact, signal grit, rough, blotchy, inked, chunky, weathered.
A heavy, compact display face with sturdy, mostly monoline strokes and irregular, worn-looking edges. Letterforms are simplified and strongly silhouetted, with slightly uneven stroke boundaries that read like dry ink, rough printing, or stenciled paint that has chipped. Counters are generally open and rounded, while terminals often end bluntly with small nicks and flats. The set keeps consistent overall construction but allows subtle per-glyph wobble and texture, giving lines of text a lively, imperfect rhythm.
This font is well suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, logo lockups, labels, and packaging where texture can do some of the branding work. It also fits editorial or promotional graphics that want a rugged, vintage-leaning presence. For best results, use at medium to large sizes so the distressed edges remain intentional and clear.
The texture and blunt shapes create a tough, down-to-earth tone that feels handmade and a little rebellious. It suggests grit and physical materials—ink, paint, rubber stamps—rather than clean digital precision, making it feel energetic and approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing voice while adding built-in texture for a printed, worn, or handmade effect. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and quick readability, using controlled irregularity to keep the tone expressive and informal.
Uppercase forms stay blocky and confident, while lowercase introduces more playful, irregular details (notably in curved letters and diagonals). Numerals match the same distressed edge treatment and maintain strong readability at larger sizes, where the roughness becomes a key visual feature.