Distressed Sopu 14 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Outlast' by BoxTube Labs, 'Mexiland' by Grezline Studio, 'Flintstock' by Hustle Supply Co, and 'Conifer' by Ryan Keightley (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, stickers, packaging, album art, playful, grungy, handmade, comic, rowdy, add texture, signal diy, boost impact, create attitude, rough edge, blotchy, chunky, rounded, inked.
A heavy, chunky sans with softly squared silhouettes and visibly irregular contours. Strokes are thick and largely monoline, with rounded corners and occasional flat, stamped-looking terminals. The outlines show consistent wobble and small nicks, creating a worn, inked texture; counters are compact and sometimes slightly uneven. Spacing feels intentionally loose and bouncy, with small variations in glyph widths that add a hand-cut rhythm in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, titles, merch, labels, and packaging where a rugged, playful voice is desired. It also works well for event graphics, album/playlist covers, and display quotes where the distressed texture can read as intentional character rather than interference.
The overall tone is energetic and mischievous, with a casual, handmade confidence. Its roughened edges and blotchy texture evoke DIY printing, skate/flyer culture, and comic signage—more fun and loud than refined or corporate.
This design appears intended to deliver bold legibility with a deliberately worn, imperfect surface—like ink pressed onto rough paper or letters cut from a stamped block. The goal is to add personality and attitude through texture and irregularity while keeping letterforms simple and readable at display sizes.
Uppercase forms stay blocky and sturdy, while lowercase introduces friendlier, more rounded shapes; together they read as a cohesive, poster-first style. The texture is strong enough to become part of the letterform, so it will visually intensify at larger sizes and may feel noisy in dense, small text settings.