Distressed Kode 1 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event flyers, headlines, merch, gritty, punk, horror, underground, raw, distressed texture, diy print, high impact, attitude, ragged, blotchy, eroded, inked, rough.
A heavy, compact display face with visibly eroded contours and uneven, torn-looking edges. Strokes appear blunt and weighty, with frequent nicks, bumps, and small voids that create a rough printed/ink-smeared texture rather than clean vector outlines. Counters are generally open but irregular, and terminals end abruptly, giving the letters a chiseled, stamped feel. Overall spacing reads slightly uneven due to the distressed silhouette, producing a lively, gritty rhythm across words and lines.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, event flyers, album or mixtape artwork, and bold headlines where the distressed texture can read as intentional character. It can also work for short taglines, packaging accents, or merchandise graphics when a gritty, handmade impression is desired.
The texture and ragged outlines communicate a raw, confrontational tone—evoking DIY printing, weathered posters, and grime-stained ephemera. It feels dramatic and a little menacing, suited to loud, attention-grabbing messages where polish is not the goal.
The design appears intended to mimic worn, imperfect printing—like ink spread, damaged stencils, or distressed stamping—while maintaining sturdy letterforms that still read quickly. Its primary goal is to add texture and attitude to big type rather than deliver neutral, clean text.
The distress is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, so the texture becomes a defining pattern in running text. At smaller sizes the rough edges can visually fill in, while at larger sizes the torn perimeter becomes a prominent graphic feature.