Distressed Jese 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, punk posters, album covers, event flyers, game ui, gritty, raw, menacing, punk, noisy, weathered print, diy impact, dramatic texture, edgy branding, roughened, ragged, blotchy, torn, irregular.
A heavy, compact display face with aggressively roughened contours and uneven silhouettes. Strokes feel cut or torn rather than smoothly drawn, with frequent edge nicks, bite marks, and occasional interior voids that create a worn ink-on-paper look. Corners are mostly blunt and broken, curves are slightly flattened, and counters vary in size and cleanliness from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, distressed texture. Spacing appears sturdy and headline-oriented, with a strong dark color and intentionally inconsistent outline rhythm that reads as handmade or degraded printing.
Best suited for display contexts where texture and attitude are a feature: horror or thriller titles, punk/metal posters, album and merch graphics, dramatic game menus, and gritty branding accents. It can work for short paragraphs at larger sizes, but the distressed detail and heavy color make it most effective for headlines, labels, and punchy callouts.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, evoking underground posters, horror signage, and DIY ephemera. Its rough edges and blotchy texture suggest age, damage, or loud amplification, giving text an urgent, rebellious energy.
The design appears intended to mimic degraded printing or weathered lettering while keeping straightforward, readable letter skeletons. Its purpose is to deliver strong impact with a consistently rough surface, turning ordinary text into a bold, atmospheric statement.
Uppercase forms are generally blocky and assertive while lowercase retains the same distressed treatment, helping mixed-case settings stay consistent in texture. Numerals and punctuation carry the same torn-edge character, supporting cohesive titling and short bursts of copy where atmosphere matters more than refinement.