Distressed Efrad 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, event flyers, game titles, grunge, raw, edgy, chaotic, handmade, add grit, evoke wear, create tension, diy energy, rough, shredded, ragged, inked, jagged.
A heavily textured display face with chunky, broken letterforms and aggressively ragged contours. Strokes look torn and dry-brushed, with frequent notches, bite marks, and uneven inking that creates strong black mass against sharp voids. Proportions fluctuate from glyph to glyph, and terminals often fray into splinters, giving the alphabet an intentionally unstable rhythm. Counters remain mostly open enough to read at larger sizes, but the distressed treatment introduces irregular edges and occasional interior scarring throughout.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, album artwork, title cards, and thematic packaging where texture is a feature. It works well for horror, punk, grunge, and industrial-themed branding accents, and as a headline or logotype component when paired with a calmer text face for body copy.
The font projects a gritty, confrontational tone—like worn lettering from photocopies, punk flyers, or paint dragged across rough paper. Its uneven texture and jittery silhouettes add urgency and noise, leaning toward underground, horror, and DIY aesthetics rather than polish or restraint.
Designed to simulate worn, damaged lettering with an expressive, analog texture—prioritizing attitude and atmosphere over smooth consistency. The irregular outlines and variable rhythm appear intended to evoke rough printing, torn stencils, or distressed paint marks in bold display contexts.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with the most pronounced distress appearing along vertical strokes and outer contours. Spacing appears loose and variable in the sample text, reinforcing a handmade, cut-and-paste feel. The high visual activity suggests using it with ample size and contrast to keep words from collapsing into dark blocks.