Distressed Lehe 1 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, credits, packaging, typewriter, gritty, vintage, raw, editorial, typewriter look, aged print, analog texture, documentary tone, rough edges, ink spread, uneven inking, blunt serifs, sturdy.
A monospaced slab-serif with blunt terminals and visibly irregular outlines that mimic worn typewriter imprint and ink spread. Strokes stay fairly consistent in weight, but edges wobble and corners chip, creating a printed, slightly battered texture across the alphabet. The letterforms are wide and steady, with simple construction, open counters, and a rhythmic, mechanical spacing that reads like fixed-width type.
Well-suited to display settings where a typewritten, aged imprint is desirable—posters, title cards, book covers, and packaging accents. It can also work for short editorial callouts, captions, or credits where fixed-width rhythm and a tactile, printed texture help set a period or documentary mood.
The overall tone is gritty and analog, evoking vintage office ephemera, carbon copies, and rough presswork. Its distressed texture adds a sense of urgency and realism, making it feel documentary, utilitarian, and a bit rebellious rather than polished.
The design appears intended to reproduce the look of monospaced typewriter or stamped lettering after repeated use, capturing imperfect ink transfer and worn metal edges while keeping the underlying forms sturdy and legible.
Distress appears as uneven contour noise and occasional thickened spots rather than dramatic holes, so the texture remains consistent and readable. The numerals carry the same worn imprint, and the all-caps set retains a strong, poster-like presence despite the rough finish.