Distressed Roniz 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Ageo' by Eko Bimantara, 'Kirshaw' by Kirk Font Studio, 'Infoma' by Stawix, 'TT Norms Pro' by TypeType, and 'Pln Hyeonbatang' by Ziwoosoft (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, apparel, grunge, industrial, weathered, urban, punchy, add texture, evoke wear, create impact, signal grit, rough edges, ink bleed, stenciled feel, high impact, uneven texture.
A heavy, geometric sans with large counters and simple, sturdy construction, overlaid with irregular wear that chips away at stems, bowls, and terminals. Stroke endings are mostly blunt and squared-off, while the distressed texture introduces small bites, scuffs, and patchy voids that vary from glyph to glyph. Curves stay broadly circular and proportions remain straightforward and legible, but the roughened perimeter and occasional interior erosion create a broken-print rhythm, especially visible in rounded letters and numerals.
This face is well suited for display applications that benefit from a worn, tactile presence—posters, event graphics, album covers, apparel graphics, and rugged product packaging. It can also work for short bursts of branding or section headers where you want a strong silhouette with a distressed character, while longer body text may feel visually busy due to the persistent texture.
The overall tone feels rugged and utilitarian, like lettering that has been printed, painted, and weathered over time. It reads as assertive and streetwise, with a tactile, imperfect surface that suggests grit, noise, and physical materials rather than a clean digital finish.
The design appears intended to pair a clean, sturdy grotesque-like base with a deliberately degraded print treatment, delivering high-impact shapes that still read quickly while communicating age, abrasion, and analog imperfection.
The distressing is integrated into the outlines rather than added as a separate overlay, producing consistent edge damage that shows up at different points on each character. In text settings, the texture becomes more apparent at larger sizes, where the chipping and speckling reads as intentional detail rather than noise.