Distressed Loho 9 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, logotypes, vintage, gritty, industrial, noir, handmade, add texture, evoke print wear, create impact, suggest authenticity, roughened, textured, inked, stamped, weathered.
A heavy, compact serif with pronounced, roughened contours that mimic worn printing or ink spread. Strokes are robust with moderately varied thickness, and terminals flare into blunt bracket-like feet that read as slabby in texture even when the underlying serif forms are more traditional. Counters are generally open and legible, while edges show irregular bite marks and uneven outlines that create a consistent, distressed rhythm across letters and numerals. Overall spacing feels sturdy and poster-friendly, with a slightly bouncy baseline impression coming from the uneven perimeter texture rather than true italics or slant.
Best suited to display applications where texture is part of the message: posters, album or book covers, brand marks, labels, and packaging with a vintage or industrial slant. It can work for short editorial headlines and pull quotes, but extended small-size text may lose crispness due to the heavy roughening.
The font conveys a rugged, timeworn tone—evoking aged letterpress work, stamped labels, and utilitarian signage. Its texture adds grit and authenticity, suggesting archival documents, workshop ephemera, or retro editorial headlines with a rough edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif silhouette with an intentionally degraded print surface, combining strong readability with a tactile, worn aesthetic. It prioritizes impact and atmosphere over pristine detail, giving designers an easy way to add age and grit to typographic compositions.
Uppercase forms feel authoritative and blocky, while the lowercase keeps the same rough perimeter and sturdy proportions, maintaining consistency in mixed-case text. Numerals match the same distressed treatment and weight, supporting cohesive display settings. The distress is strong enough to be a defining feature, so clean reproduction and adequate size help preserve character differentiation.