Distressed Hodeh 7 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, poster headlines, album art, game branding, zines, gritty, handmade, eerie, punk, raw, distressed brush, handmade texture, dramatic display, grunge styling, brushy, ragged, blotchy, spiky, organic.
A rough, brush-ink display face with jagged contours, frayed terminals, and irregular stroke edges that mimic dry-brush drag and worn printing. Letterforms are generally upright with narrow proportions and noticeable width variation from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show medium contrast with occasional swelling and thinning, plus sporadic blobs and breaks that read as ink buildup or scratchy texture. Counters are often small and asymmetrical, and the short x-height makes the lowercase feel compact beneath taller ascenders and uneven caps.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as horror or thriller titles, event posters, band/album artwork, game or stream branding, and zine-style graphics. It can work in subheads or pull quotes when generously sized and given ample spacing, but the heavy texture and tight counters make it less ideal for long-form reading.
The overall tone is gritty and expressive, with a slightly ominous, underground energy. Its distressed texture and scratchy brush behavior suggest urgency and rough authenticity rather than polish.
The design appears intended to capture a distressed hand-painted/brush-lettered look—imperfect, energetic, and deliberately rough—so designers can add grit and character to themed display typography without needing custom lettering.
In longer lines, the texture remains prominent and can visually “buzz,” especially where tight counters and irregular terminals cluster (notably in s, e, a, and g). Numerals and capitals carry the same hand-rendered instability, helping headlines feel tactile and imperfect.