Distressed Lero 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Entendre Rough' by Wordshape (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, packaging, event flyers, gritty, vintage, handmade, rustic, punk, print-worn effect, grunge texture, diy attitude, headline impact, rough-edged, blotchy, weathered, high-impact, irregular.
A compact, heavy text face with strongly irregular contours and ragged, bitten-in edges that mimic worn ink or rough printing. Strokes are mostly straight and vertical with occasional wedge-like terminals, while counters stay fairly open to preserve legibility despite the distressed texture. The rhythm is uneven by design: widths and interior shapes vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, imperfect color on the page. Numerals share the same rugged silhouette, with chunky forms and uneven join behavior that reinforces the distressed patterning.
Best suited to display settings where a rough, worn impression is desirable—posters, editorial headlines, album artwork, and branded graphics that need instant attitude. It also works well for rustic or industrial packaging, merch, and short bursts of copy where texture and impact matter more than neutral readability.
The overall tone feels gritty and analog, like letterpress type that’s been over-inked, abraded, or repeatedly reproduced. It reads as rebellious and raw, with a handmade authenticity that suggests DIY culture, rough signage, and aged print ephemera.
The design appears intended to deliver a forceful, print-worn look: solid letterforms built for impact, then deliberately degraded to evoke age, grit, and imperfect reproduction. The consistent distress treatment across caps, lowercase, and figures suggests a controlled texture meant to read reliably while still feeling raw.
In longer text, the texture becomes a prominent visual layer—more “ink” than outline—so it benefits from generous size and spacing where the distressed edges can be appreciated without clogging. The font’s sharp vertical emphasis and compact proportions keep it punchy, while the irregular erosion prevents it from feeling sterile or geometric.