Distressed Radel 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, event flyers, game titles, grunge, horror, punk, occult, handmade, texture first, aged print, diy energy, atmospheric drama, ragged, blotchy, inked, roughened, torn-edge.
A rugged, ink-heavy display face with irregular, torn-looking edges and uneven stroke contours that suggest worn printing or a distressed brush/marker impression. Forms are compact and slightly condensed with assertive verticals, modest contrast, and blunt, often wedge-like terminals. Counters are small and sometimes pinched, and the baseline and cap line feel subtly unsettled, creating a jittery rhythm while remaining largely upright and readable at display sizes.
Best suited to posters, title cards, packaging accents, and promotional graphics where texture is a feature, especially for horror, thriller, punk/metal, or Halloween-themed work. It performs well in short bursts—headlines, logos, and pull quotes—where the distressed edges can remain visible and intentional.
The overall tone is gritty and ominous, evoking underground flyers, haunted-house ephemera, and DIY zines. Its distressed texture reads as aged, dirty, or splattered, adding tension and attitude to short phrases and headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver immediate impact through heavy color and deliberate degradation, simulating rough print, erosion, or ink bleed while keeping letterforms recognizable. It aims to provide a ready-made grunge texture that communicates intensity and atmosphere without additional graphic treatments.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same roughened texture, with a noticeably small lowercase presence relative to caps and a somewhat irregular internal spacing that contributes to the handmade feel. Numerals are similarly chunky and weathered, with simplified shapes that prioritize impact over refinement.