Distressed Gyfu 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, streetwear, event flyers, gritty, handmade, edgy, energetic, raw, expressiveness, texture, impact, handmade feel, brushy, ragged, jagged, angular, scratchy.
A narrow, hand-drawn italic with a quick, brush-and-marker feel. Strokes show noticeable pressure changes and tapered terminals, with ragged edges and occasional ink-like breaks that create a distressed texture. Letterforms lean forward with an uneven, lively rhythm; curves are often slightly angular, and joins can look pinched or snapped, reinforcing the handmade character. Spacing and widths vary across glyphs, giving lines a restless, improvised cadence while remaining broadly readable at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where texture and personality matter—posters, music artwork, game and film titling, or apparel graphics. It can work for punchy subheads or pull quotes, but the distressed stroke detail suggests avoiding long paragraphs or very small sizes where the roughness may soften into noise.
The font conveys urgency and grit—like hastily painted signage, zine lettering, or a rough brush script translated into a compact, upright system. Its distressed surface and sharp flicks add tension and attitude, making it feel expressive, slightly rebellious, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, fast handwritten voice with built-in distress, capturing the look of brush lettering and worn ink for thematic, high-impact typography.
Capitals have tall, spiky silhouettes and strong directional strokes, while lowercase forms stay compact with simple, handwritten constructions. Numerals echo the same brushy texture and forward slant, keeping a consistent tone across alphanumerics.