Distressed Raraw 6 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror, halloween, game titles, gothic, folkloric, spooky, rustic, theatrical, evoke age, add texture, create drama, thematic display, spurred serifs, inked, chiseled, irregular, high impact.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with compact proportions and a noticeably short lowercase x-height. Strokes are robust and unevenly modeled, with wedge-like terminals and small spurs that create a subtly jagged silhouette rather than clean, mechanical edges. The letters show mild width variation and irregular contours that feel like rough printing or carved forms, while counters remain relatively open for a dense style. Numerals follow the same chunky, sculpted construction with strong weight and slightly quirky curves.
Best suited for short-form display use such as posters, headlines, packaging titles, and themed event materials. It works particularly well for horror, fantasy, Halloween, or folkloric branding, and for game titles or chapter headings where strong atmosphere is more important than long-text comfort.
The overall tone is darkly decorative and storybook-like, mixing gothic cues with a handmade, timeworn texture. It feels dramatic and a bit mischievous, suited to themes that want a historical or mysterious edge without becoming illegible.
The design appears intended to evoke an aged, hand-crafted serif—somewhere between old woodcut lettering and rough inked type—delivering a bold, characterful texture for thematic display typography.
In text, the heavy color and short x-height create a tight rhythm that reads best at larger sizes, where the spurs and wedge terminals become a distinctive feature. The distressed irregularities are consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, giving the font a unified, intentionally roughened voice.