Distressed Hodas 10 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, game graphics, event flyers, raw, grungy, handmade, edgy, dramatic, distressed brush, handwritten grit, dramatic display, diy texture, thematic mood, brushy, scratchy, torn-edge, expressive, uneven.
This typeface has a rough, hand-rendered brush-pen look with jagged, torn edges and occasional interior voids that suggest dry ink and textured paper. Strokes show pronounced tapering and abrupt thick–thin shifts, with a lively, slightly slanted construction and irregular joins. Letterforms are loosely built with inconsistent curves and counters, creating an uneven rhythm and subtly shifting character widths across the alphabet. Overall spacing feels organic rather than mechanically uniform, helping the set read like quick ink lettering rather than a polished display face.
Best suited to short display settings where texture is an asset: posters, album/playlist artwork, title cards, and promotional graphics that benefit from a rough, energetic voice. It can also work for game UI headings or section titles where a distressed handwritten feel supports the theme, but it is less appropriate for long-form reading where the irregular stroke texture may reduce clarity.
The font conveys a gritty, rebellious energy with a DIY, zine-like attitude. Its distressed texture and sharp terminals bring a sense of tension and urgency, while the handwritten movement keeps it personal and immediate rather than industrial.
The design appears intended to emulate expressive brush lettering that has been weathered or imperfectly printed, prioritizing mood and texture over refinement. Its irregular stroke behavior and uneven contours suggest a deliberate attempt to deliver a raw, dramatic display voice for themed graphics and attention-grabbing headlines.
The distressed edges are strong enough to be a defining feature even at larger text sizes, and small details (nicks, gaps, and rough outlines) vary from glyph to glyph, enhancing the handmade impression. Numerals match the same scratchy brush treatment, keeping a consistent tone across letters and figures.