Distressed Rysi 10 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, event flyers, packaging, spooky, rowdy, punk, comic, handmade, impact, texture, diy, horror tone, counterculture, chiseled, jagged, ragged, angular, blocky.
A dense, heavy display face built from chunky, angular forms with jagged cuts and uneven edges. Strokes look carved or torn rather than smoothly drawn, with abrupt terminals, faceted curves, and occasional interior nicks that create a rough, print-worn texture. Proportions are slightly irregular from glyph to glyph, contributing to a lively rhythm; counters are generally compact, and the overall silhouette reads as bold blocks with sharp notches and wedges.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, covers, and event flyers where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It also works well for themed packaging, stickers, and merchandise graphics where a rough, energetic voice is desirable.
The texture and broken geometry give the font a mischievous, unruly tone that can feel spooky or punk depending on context. It suggests hand-made signage or distressed poster type, with a playful menace that leans toward horror-comic and underground DIY aesthetics.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through chunky letterforms combined with deliberate edge damage and carved-looking facets. Its irregularities are used as a stylistic feature to evoke distressed print and DIY display typography rather than clean, text-oriented reading.
In the sample text, the uneven edges and compact counters become more pronounced, producing a strong, noisy color on the line. The character set maintains consistent roughing while allowing noticeable idiosyncrasies in shapes, which enhances the handmade feel but can overwhelm at smaller sizes.