Distressed Koti 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, game ui, gritty, vintage, industrial, noisy, raw, aged print, stamped look, grunge texture, retro utility, rough edges, weathered, uneven, blotchy, stamped.
A heavy, monoline letterform set with compact proportions and a consistent, typewriter-like rhythm. The silhouettes are strongly distressed: edges are jagged and eroded, counters are irregular, and strokes show blotchy bite-outs that mimic worn ink and rough printing. Terminals are generally blunt, with minimal curvature, and the overall construction stays sturdy and legible despite the pervasive texture. The numerals follow the same rugged treatment, with open shapes kept clear enough to read at display sizes.
Best suited for short, impactful text where the distressed texture can be appreciated—posters, covers, title cards, labels, and branding accents that want a rugged or retro-industrial edge. It can also work for UI headings or on-screen titling in themed projects, while longer paragraphs may feel heavy due to the dense texture.
The font conveys a gritty, utilitarian tone—like stamped labels, battered packaging, or photocopied notes—combining toughness with a deliberately imperfect, analog feel. Its roughened texture adds immediacy and attitude, suggesting wear, age, and materiality rather than polish.
Likely designed to deliver a sturdy, typewriter-inspired skeleton with a pronounced worn-print overlay, giving designers an instant aged/stamped look without losing basic clarity and alignment.
The distress is applied consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, creating a uniform “ink breakup” pattern that reads as intentional texture rather than random noise. At smaller sizes the rough contours may visually fill in, so it benefits from generous sizing and contrast against clean backgrounds.