Distressed Inlat 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, horror titles, packaging, grunge, handmade, worn, raw, vintage, analog texture, aged print, diy character, high impact, edgy display, rough edges, blotchy, inked, irregular, textured.
A heavy, inked display face with irregular, eroded outlines and frequent bite-like notches that make each stroke feel worn and uneven. Forms are mostly upright and simply constructed, with rounded corners in places and flattened terminals elsewhere, creating a rough, printed rhythm. Counters and apertures vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, and the texture suggests broken ink coverage or distressed stamping rather than clean vector geometry. Spacing reads slightly loose and inconsistent by design, reinforcing the handmade, battered impression in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to short headlines and punchy phrases where the distressed texture can read clearly—posters, album covers, merch graphics, event flyers, game or film titling, and packaging labels. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when a rough, analog feel is desired, but is less appropriate for long passages at small sizes where the erosion can reduce clarity.
The font conveys a gritty, DIY tone—like aged signage, rough screenprint, or a repeatedly used rubber stamp. Its texture adds tension and attitude, making it feel informal, a little menacing, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears intended to emulate rough printing and physical wear—introducing deliberate edge breakup and uneven ink to add character and immediacy to straightforward letterforms. It prioritizes texture and atmosphere over typographic refinement, aiming for strong display impact with a convincingly analog surface.
Capitals present strong silhouette recognition despite the erosion, while lowercase maintains a compact, typewriter-like simplicity with visibly roughened joins. Numerals follow the same distressed treatment, keeping the set visually cohesive for short numeric hits and labels.