Distressed Lepi 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, stickers, grunge, handmade, casual, punchy, raw, add texture, diy feel, rugged impact, print vibe, rough-edged, blotchy, inked, uneven, textured.
A heavy, inked display face with irregular, worn edges and subtly uneven stroke widths that mimic rough printing or a marker pressed into paper. Counters are compact and slightly misshapen, and terminals often end bluntly with small nicks or swellings that add a blotchy texture. Proportions are generally compact, with sturdy verticals and simplified curves; round letters read more squarish and stamped than geometric. Spacing and character widths vary noticeably, reinforcing an organic rhythm while remaining legible in short lines.
Best suited for display settings where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, merch graphics, album/playlist artwork, packaging accents, and social media titles. It works well on light backgrounds where the rough perimeter can be clearly seen, and in short to medium phrases where the uneven rhythm reads as character rather than noise.
The font conveys a gritty, handmade attitude—imperfect, tactile, and a bit rebellious. Its distressed texture suggests DIY posters, zines, and screen-printed or photocopied ephemera, giving text an immediate, street-level energy. Overall it feels informal and assertive rather than refined or corporate.
Designed to deliver an intentionally distressed, printed-by-hand look with high impact and a tactile surface. The goal appears to be a legible but imperfect voice that evokes rough reproduction methods (stamping, screen print, photocopy) and adds personality to straightforward letterforms.
Uppercase forms are blocky and emblematic, while lowercase stays sturdy and workmanlike, maintaining the same rough perimeter throughout. Numerals follow the same distressed logic, with simplified shapes and occasional ink traps or filled-in areas that read like over-inking. The texture is consistent enough to feel intentional, but the cumulative irregularities can darken interiors at smaller sizes.