Distressed Radat 7 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, halloween, packaging, logo marks, spooky, quirky, grunge, playful, handmade, themed display, textured impact, novelty branding, handmade feel, seasonal appeal, blobby, inky, organic, eroded, pitted.
A compact, heavy display face with rounded, blobby silhouettes and uneven stroke behavior. Letterforms are generally upright and condensed, with small counters and a noticeably irregular interior texture created by pitted cutouts that vary from glyph to glyph. Terminals are soft and bulbous rather than crisp, and widths fluctuate across the set, producing a loping rhythm in words. The lowercase appears small relative to the capitals, reinforcing a punchy, poster-like color on the page.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, event flyers, and packaging callouts where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It’s particularly effective for seasonal or themed applications (e.g., spooky, campy, or novelty concepts) and for wordmarks that benefit from an irregular, handmade character.
The overall tone feels spooky and mischievous, like ink that has bubbled, melted, or been eaten away. Its irregular voids and chunky forms create a distressed, handmade mood that reads more theatrical than gritty, with a humorous edge.
The design appears intended to deliver instant personality through heavy, condensed shapes paired with irregular, eroded interior detailing. It prioritizes theme and texture over neutral readability, aiming to create a memorable, slightly unsettling display voice.
Texture is a defining feature: the interior cutouts act like decorative distressing and become prominent at larger sizes. Because counters are tight and details are busy, clarity can drop quickly as size decreases or in long passages, especially in dense words and at tight tracking.