Distressed Uffi 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror posters, halloween, album covers, game titles, book covers, spooky, grunge, edgy, handmade, punk, thematic impact, handmade texture, horror mood, headline punch, grunge effect, ragged, scratchy, inked, jagged, tapered.
A distressed, hand-rendered all-caps and lowercase design with slender proportions, sharp tapering terminals, and irregular stroke edges that resemble dry-brush or scratched ink. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thin, hairline connectors and heavier verticals, with frequent nicks, spikes, and uneven contours that create a restless texture. Counters are generally compact and slightly inconsistent, and the overall rhythm is deliberately uneven, with small variations in width and curve tension across glyphs and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where texture and attitude are more important than smooth readability—such as horror and thriller posters, Halloween promos, band or album artwork, game titles, and punchy headlines for themed packaging or merch. It can work for brief captions or pull quotes when set with generous tracking and ample size to preserve interior clarity.
The font reads as tense and theatrical, combining horror-comic energy with a DIY zine sensibility. Its rough, jagged finish suggests urgency and menace rather than polish, giving text a dramatic, haunted tone that feels handmade and expressive.
The design appears intended to deliver an immediate distressed effect without additional styling, evoking hand-inked lettering that has been scraped, worn, or dragged across the page. Its narrow, high-contrast construction focuses attention on vertical rhythm while the rough edges supply a strong thematic voice.
In longer lines the distressed texture becomes a prominent graphic layer, especially where narrow forms and sharp terminals stack closely. Numerals follow the same scratchy construction, keeping the set visually cohesive for display-driven uses.