Distressed Koha 7 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A heavy, hand-rendered sans with irregular, brushy contours and visibly broken edges. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline but fluctuate subtly, creating a printed-with-ink, slightly blotted texture throughout. Forms are rounded and blocky with soft corners, open counters, and a compact lowercase that sits low against tall caps; spacing and widths vary enough to keep the rhythm lively rather than mechanical. Numerals match the chunky, distressed construction, maintaining the same rough perimeter and uneven terminals.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, covers, labels, and branded headlines where texture is part of the message. It also works well for event graphics, album art, and apparel or sticker-style designs that benefit from a rough, analog feel.
The overall tone is gritty and informal, like stamped packaging, screen-printed merch, or a quick paint-marker headline. Its roughness reads energetic and a bit rebellious while staying friendly due to the rounded shapes and generous counters.
Likely designed to deliver a bold, tactile look that mimics worn print or paint, prioritizing character and punch over clean typographic neutrality. The consistent distress and rounded, sturdy construction suggest an intention to stay readable while communicating an intentionally imperfect, handmade surface.
The distressing is consistent across the set—edges appear abraded rather than randomly noisy—so words hold together as solid silhouettes at display sizes. The texture can visually fill in at smaller sizes, where the irregular outline becomes more of a dark mass than a crisp letterform.