Distressed Ihreg 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, poster headlines, book covers, album art, eerie, handmade, grunge, rustic, vintage, distressed print, analog texture, spooky display, handmade feel, ragged, blotchy, inked, uneven, worn.
A condensed, upright display face with irregular, eroded contours and a slightly blobby, ink-spread silhouette. Strokes show noticeable modulation and frequent nicks, bulges, and bite-like gaps that create a rough printed/hand-inked texture. Counters tend to be small and uneven, terminals are blunt, and curves look chiseled rather than smooth, giving the letters a distressed, cut-and-stamp feel. Overall spacing and widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade rhythm more than strict typographic regularity.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as horror or thriller titles, Halloween graphics, posters, packaging accents, and atmospheric editorial headlines. It can also work for themed branding or event materials where a distressed, handmade imprint is desired rather than clean readability.
The font reads as spooky and weathered, with a tactile, analog roughness that suggests worn signage, old labels, or distressed print. Its jittery edges and uneven texture add tension and character, leaning toward eerie, gothic-adjacent atmospheres without becoming ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect ink or worn printing, prioritizing texture and mood over precision. Its condensed proportions and punchy silhouettes aim to deliver strong headline presence while the distressed edge treatment supplies narrative character.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the ragged edge detail can be appreciated; at smaller sizes the distressed texture may visually fill in counters and reduce clarity. Numerals match the same roughened treatment, keeping a consistent, gritty tone across sets.