Distressed Jolo 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, album art, grunge, handmade, comic, playful, rough, texture, impact, thematic, attention, blobby, irregular, torn-edge, chunky, inked.
A heavy, chunky display face with rounded, blobby silhouettes and aggressively irregular contours. Strokes look as if they were cut from rough ink or stamped with uneven pressure, producing torn-looking outer edges and occasional interior pitting in bowls and counters. Letterforms are mostly simplified and compact with soft corners, while widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving a lively, uneven rhythm. The overall texture stays consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, maintaining a bold, high-coverage color on the page.
Best used for short display copy where texture and personality are the priority—posters, headlines, event flyers, apparel graphics, and bold packaging callouts. It also suits entertainment and themed visuals (games, Halloween or monster-related promos, comic-style layouts) where a rough, stamped look supports the concept. For paragraphs or small UI text, the dense counters and heavy distressing can reduce legibility.
The font projects a messy, mischievous energy—more zine and sticker than polished typography. Its distressed texture reads as gritty and tactile, while the rounded forms keep it friendly and humorous rather than harsh. The overall tone feels informal, loud, and attention-seeking, suited to punchy, characterful messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic a rough, hand-made print effect—somewhere between stamped lettering and thick marker forms—while keeping an approachable, rounded structure. Its primary goal is to deliver impact and texture quickly, adding instant grit and character to display typography without requiring additional distress effects.
Counters tend to be small and sometimes partially closed by the roughened edges, which increases visual density in longer lines. The distressed perimeter adds significant texture, so clarity improves with larger sizes and generous spacing, especially in all-caps settings.