Distressed Sono 14 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event flyers, horror titles, game graphics, grunge, horror, punk, raw, chaotic, distressed texture, diy grit, dramatic display, genre titling, torn, ragged, blotchy, inked, handmade.
A heavy, ink-saturated display face with aggressively irregular contours and torn-looking edges. Strokes appear brushy and blotted, with frequent nicks, spikes, and small voids that create a distressed silhouette. Letterforms are generally compact with uneven internal counters and a slightly inconsistent baseline and sidebearings, producing a lively, handmade rhythm. The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, giving the set a unified worn/eroded look.
Works well for attention-grabbing headlines on posters, flyers, and social graphics, especially in music, nightlife, or genre entertainment contexts. It’s a strong fit for horror or thriller titling, gritty game UI accents, and branding moments that benefit from a raw, distressed texture rather than clean typography.
The font projects a rough, confrontational tone—more underground than polished—evoking DIY printing, ripped paper, and splattered ink. Its jagged texture and dense massing lean toward spooky, gritty, and rebellious moods, suitable for content that wants to feel intense or unrefined.
The design appears intended to mimic rough brush lettering and degraded print, prioritizing texture and attitude over precision. Its consistent ragged erosion and chunky forms suggest a purpose-built display font for dramatic, thematic headlines.
Readability holds up best at larger sizes where the distressed edges and uneven counters can be appreciated; at small sizes, interior roughness may close up and letter differentiation can soften. Numerals share the same ragged treatment and feel bold and poster-ready.