Distressed Leko 10 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, editorial, posters, film titles, packaging, typewritten, vintage, gritty, noir, hand-inked, retro texture, analog print, period flavor, grit realism, roughened, blotchy, inked, uneven, textured.
A slanted, typewriter-inspired serif with gently bracketed forms, rounded corners, and an intentionally roughened outline. Strokes carry subtle wobble and ink spread, with occasional nicks and softened terminals that mimic worn metal type or over-inked ribbon impressions. Letterforms are fairly open and readable, with sturdy stems, compact counters, and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm caused by irregular edge texture and varied inking along joins and curves.
Works well where you want readable text with a strong period or tactile print cue—such as book and album covers, editorial headlines, posters, title cards, or themed packaging. It can also add character to short passages, pull quotes, or captions when a clean typewriter look would feel too polished.
The overall tone feels analog and lived-in—suggesting old correspondence, pulp paperbacks, and archival documents pulled from a filing cabinet. Its rough print texture adds grit and urgency, giving text a human, imperfect presence rather than a clean digital finish.
Likely designed to capture the feel of slanted typewritten text with the inconsistencies of real ink on paper—worn edges, slight bleed, and uneven impression—while keeping letterforms structured enough for practical display and short-text use.
Capitals keep a classic serif structure while the roughened perimeter and occasional heavy spots create a consistent “printed-through” texture across the set. Numerals follow the same worn, inked treatment and read clearly, reinforcing the utilitarian, document-forward character.