Distressed Kysu 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, game titles, horror, punk, gritty, handmade, raw, rebellious, playful, add texture, look printed, evoke wear, create impact, rough-edged, blotchy, inked, chunky, irregular.
A heavy, inked display face with jagged, torn-looking contours and uneven stroke terminals, as if stamped, carved, or printed on absorbent paper. Letterforms are mostly upright and blocky with simplified geometry and slightly irregular proportions; bowls and counters feel pinched and lumpy rather than smoothly drawn. The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with subtle width shifts and a hand-worn edge that keeps the rhythm lively while maintaining clear silhouettes.
Well suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, packaging callouts, event flyers, album art, and title cards where a distressed, tactile texture is desired. It can also work for themed interfaces or game titles that benefit from rough, hand-printed character, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is gritty and handmade, with a scrappy, analog energy that suggests rough printing, DIY signage, or distressed title lettering. It reads as assertive and a bit mischievous, balancing ruggedness with a playful, cartoon-like bounce.
Likely intended to deliver an instantly textured, analog look without additional effects, providing a rugged display voice that feels printed, weathered, and energetic while remaining broadly legible in headlines.
In running text the coarse edge texture remains prominent, creating strong character at larger sizes but adding visual noise as the letters get smaller. Round letters like O/C/G/Q show pronounced wobble and chipping, and the numerals keep the same cut-out, stamped feel for cohesive headline use.