Distressed Fisu 4 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror posters, game titles, album covers, halloween promos, zines, spooky, handmade, grunge, folkloric, punk, distressed effect, hand-lettered feel, horror mood, diy texture, poster impact, ragged, brushy, scratchy, inked, uneven.
This typeface uses irregular, brush-like strokes with ragged outer edges and occasional notches and spikes that make each letter feel hand-drawn. Forms are generally narrow and upright, with simplified construction and minimal curve smoothing; counters are small and sometimes unevenly enclosed. Stroke endings tend to taper or break abruptly, producing a distressed silhouette and a jittery baseline rhythm. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, adding to the rough, organic texture in lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where texture and mood are more important than clean readability—such as horror or fantasy posters, game title screens, album/merch graphics, Halloween promotions, and gritty editorial or zine-style layouts. It works well at larger sizes where the distressed edges and irregular stroke shapes can be appreciated.
The overall tone is dark, scrappy, and theatrical, evoking horror and folklore aesthetics as well as DIY, zine-like energy. Its distressed ink texture gives an uneasy, aged feel that reads as ominous and handmade rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive, imperfect lettering made with a dry brush or worn marker, preserving wobble and roughness to create a distressed, atmospheric look. The emphasis is on character and texture over typographic neutrality, aiming for high-impact, themed display use.
Uppercase letters show sharp, angular joins and uneven bowls (notably in rounded characters), while lowercase retains compact proportions and a short, understated feel. Numerals share the same chiseled/brushy treatment, helping headlines and short callouts keep a consistent distressed voice.