Distressed Loho 4 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, editorial, vintage, gritty, worn, noisy, utilitarian, aged print, tactile texture, retro utility, rugged tone, slab serif, typewriter, roughened, textured, inked.
A slab-serif text face with sturdy proportions and slightly uneven rhythm. Strokes are mostly uniform with modest contrast, while edges and corners are intentionally roughened, creating a printed, ink-worn texture across the glyphs. Serifs are blunt and bracketed, counters stay fairly open, and terminals often look chipped or softened, as if from absorbent paper or distressed impression. Overall spacing reads consistent in text, though individual letterforms show subtle width variation and irregular contours that add a handmade, imperfect finish.
This font works best for display and short-to-medium text where texture is an asset: posters, headlines, book covers, album art, packaging, and editorial callouts. It can also support themed UI or game/film graphics that benefit from a printed, timeworn aesthetic, especially when set with generous size and line spacing to let the rough details breathe.
The overall tone is vintage and workmanlike, with a gritty, tactile presence. Its distressed outline evokes aged documents, weathered signage, and imperfect reproduction, lending an archival, noir, or frontier-like atmosphere without feeling overly decorative.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of a classic slab-serif workhorse—similar to typewriter or letterpress vernacular—then push it through a distressed treatment. The goal is to preserve familiar readability while adding age, grit, and imperfect printing character for atmospheric typography.
Uppercase forms feel robust and poster-ready, while the lowercase maintains a readable, traditional text structure. Numerals are straightforward and sturdy, matching the same worn edge treatment, which helps keep a cohesive voice across letters and figures.