Distressed Leki 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, album art, game titles, vintage, rugged, noir, pulp, handmade, aging effect, print texture, analog feel, dramatic impact, period flavor, rough, grunge, worn, blotchy, inky.
A heavy, serifed design with irregular, eroded contours that mimic ink spread and worn printing. Strokes are chunky and often end in soft, blunted serifs, with visibly uneven edges and occasional nicks and notches along stems and curves. Counters stay relatively open for the weight, but the distressing introduces subtle interior bite marks and lumpy silhouettes that vary from glyph to glyph. Overall spacing and rhythm feel typewriter-like in structure, while the outlines remain intentionally imperfect and textured.
Best suited for display settings where texture is a feature: posters, title cards, book and zine covers, packaging, and entertainment branding. It can also work for short captions or pull quotes when you want a deliberately rough, analog imprint, but the distressed edges are most effective at moderate-to-large sizes.
The font projects a gritty, analog atmosphere—part old machinery, part battered print ephemera. Its rough inked texture adds tension and drama, evoking pulp headlines, noir captions, and weathered signage rather than polished editorial typography.
The design appears intended to simulate imperfect letterpress or typewriter impressions—prioritizing tactile texture and character over clean geometry. It aims to deliver instant atmosphere and a sense of age, wear, and hand-inked realism in compact, high-impact typography.
Uppercase forms read strong and blocky, while lowercase maintains a compact, utilitarian feel with the same broken-edge treatment. Numerals and punctuation carry consistent distressing, helping mixed-content settings retain a unified, printed-from-worn-type look.