Distressed Yalo 3 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, editorial, labels, typewriter, vintage, gritty, analog, utilitarian, add texture, evoke vintage, create grit, suggest print wear, inked, roughened, textured, blunt serifs, mechanical.
A serif typeface with a typewriter-like structure and blunt, squared terminals. Strokes are generally even and sturdy, while contours show deliberate roughening: slightly broken edges, ink spread, and small nicks that create a worn print texture. Letterforms are compact and pragmatic, with modest bracketing on some joins and a consistent, upright rhythm. The overall color stays fairly even in text despite the distressed perimeter, and the numerals match the same sturdy, workmanlike construction.
Well-suited to headlines and short-to-medium text where a weathered, archival tone is desired—such as posters, book covers, editorial pull quotes, menus, labels, and packaging. It can also work for branding elements that need a utilitarian, analog voice, especially when paired with clean sans text for contrast.
The texture and mechanical proportions evoke vintage office hardware, stamped paperwork, and aged printed ephemera. Its roughened finish adds a tactile, human-imperfect feel—suggesting grit, authenticity, and a slightly rebellious, DIY edge while staying readable and grounded.
Likely designed to capture the familiar structure of a typewriter serif while introducing a controlled distressed texture to suggest age, ink wear, or imperfect printing. The goal appears to be a balance of readability and atmosphere, delivering a dependable text shape with a gritty, printed patina.
The distressing appears primarily along outer edges and terminals rather than through heavy internal erosion, so counters remain clear. In the sample text the texture reads as a subtle, consistent noise pattern that becomes more apparent at larger sizes, lending character without fully sacrificing legibility.