Distressed Kovi 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, event flyers, logotypes, vintage, rustic, hand-printed, storybook, pirate, aged print feel, themed display, handmade texture, heritage tone, chiseled, roughened, ink-trap, bracketed, calligraphic.
A slanted, serifed display face with chunky, high-contrast strokes and visibly irregular outlines. The letterforms show wedge-like, calligraphic terminals and short bracketed serifs, with counters that feel slightly pinched and uneven as if printed from worn type. Curves and joins have small notches and roughened edges, creating a textured silhouette while maintaining clear letter recognition. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, contributing to a lively, hand-set rhythm in text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are an asset: posters, book covers, beverage or specialty packaging, themed event flyers, and branding marks. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want a deliberately aged, hand-printed feel rather than a clean editorial voice.
The overall tone is old-world and weathered, suggesting antique printing, tavern signage, or storybook ephemera. Its rough finish adds a roguish, adventurous character that reads as crafted rather than polished, with a warm, tactile sense of ink on paper.
The design appears intended to blend an italic, old-style serif foundation with a deliberately worn, imperfect finish, evoking vintage printing and handcrafted signage. Its proportions and rugged edge treatment prioritize character and atmosphere while keeping letterforms readable at display sizes.
Uppercase forms carry strong, sculpted silhouettes (notably the broad, rounded bowls and angular diagonals), while lowercase maintains the same rugged treatment with compact, sturdy shapes. Numerals are similarly weighty and slightly irregular, matching the distressed texture and keeping the set visually consistent in headlines.