Distressed Koly 10 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, event flyers, game titles, gritty, playful, chaotic, handmade, punk, add grit, evoke diy, create impact, add texture, roughened, blobby, smudged, textured, irregular.
A heavy, slanted display face built from chunky strokes with aggressively rough, scalloped edges. The letterforms feel brushy and ink-laden, with uneven contours and blot-like protrusions that create a vibrating silhouette. Counters are partially constricted and sometimes lumpy, and the baseline/shoulders read loosely controlled rather than mechanically consistent. Overall spacing is moderate but visually busy due to the texture, giving each glyph a distinct, slightly misshapen footprint.
Well-suited to short, high-impact typography such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, and graphic headlines where texture is a feature. It can also work for themed applications—spooky, punk, grunge, or comic-rough branding—especially at larger sizes where the distressed edges remain clear.
The texture and tilt give the font a loud, rebellious energy—more DIY and street-level than polished. It reads as intentionally messy and expressive, with a mischievous, slightly sinister undertone that can swing between humorous and gritty depending on color and context.
The design appears intended to emulate an over-inked, distressed mark—somewhere between rough brush lettering and degraded print—prioritizing attitude and texture over smooth legibility. The consistent slant and bold massing suggest it was drawn to deliver immediate impact and a recognizable gritty signature in display settings.
In continuous text the rough perimeter creates strong tonal density and a noisy rhythm, so it performs best with generous tracking and leading. The numerals match the same blobby distress, and round forms (like O, Q, 0) emphasize the scalloped edge treatment, reinforcing the stamped/ink-splatter feel.