Distressed Lyva 9 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, game titles, album covers, horror titles, fantasy branding, gothic, medieval, dark, grunge, hand-forged, themed display, weathered texture, dramatic impact, handmade feel, angular, chiseled, roughened, inked, spiky.
A jagged, angular display face with chiseled outlines and rough, broken edges that mimic worn lettering or heavy, uneven inking. Strokes are sturdy with sharp terminals and frequent wedge-like cuts, creating faceted interiors and irregular counters. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with a slightly uneven rhythm and hand-made consistency rather than geometric regularity. The lowercase maintains a simplified, sturdy construction with pointed joins and occasional diamond-like forms, while numerals follow the same cut, rugged silhouette.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, title cards, game or film titling, album artwork, packaging accents, and themed branding where texture is an asset. It performs well at larger sizes with generous tracking and simpler layouts, where the irregular edges and angular forms can be appreciated without crowding.
The overall tone is dark and dramatic, evoking medieval signage, blackletter-adjacent fantasy titling, and gritty, distressed poster aesthetics. Its rough texture and spiky contours add urgency and menace, lending a raw, hand-hewn personality rather than polished refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, hand-carved or worn-printed look with a medieval-leaning, ornamental voice. It prioritizes atmosphere and texture over neutrality, aiming to create instant thematic context in display typography.
Texture is a defining feature: edges appear intentionally abraded and slightly unpredictable, so the color on the page looks lively and noisy. The distinct diamond/lozenge motifs in several glyphs and the emphatic, sharp terminals help it read as ornamental at larger sizes while becoming visually busy when set tightly.