Distressed Kohe 5 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, merch, grungy, handmade, punchy, raw, playful, add texture, look handmade, signal grit, grab attention, rough-edged, inked, blotchy, chunky, posterlike.
A heavy, all-caps-forward display face with chunky strokes and visibly rough, irregular contours. Edges look worn or dry-brushed, with small interior nicks and uneven ink traps that create a mottled texture across each glyph. Counters are generally small and sometimes partially filled, while joins and terminals stay blunt and rounded rather than sharply cut. Overall spacing and letterfit feel lively and slightly inconsistent in a deliberate way, producing a hand-printed rhythm rather than a machined one.
Well-suited to bold headlines and short bursts of text where texture is part of the message—posters, event promos, album/playlist artwork, apparel graphics, and packaging accents. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts when used sparingly and set large enough to preserve the distressed detail.
The font communicates a gritty, DIY energy—like stamped signage, screen-printed merch, or a rough marker headline. Its texture and unevenness add attitude and immediacy, balancing toughness with a casual, slightly playful tone.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, attention-grabbing voice while embedding a worn, analog print texture directly into the letterforms. By keeping proportions familiar and upright but roughening the stroke edges and counters, it aims to feel authentic, tactile, and intentionally imperfect.
Uppercase forms read the strongest, with simplified silhouettes and compact counters that hold up well at larger sizes. In smaller sizes the distressed texture and tight interiors can merge visually, so the face performs best when given room and contrast.