Distressed Ragus 1 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, merch, stickers, packaging, playful, gritty, handmade, cartoonish, rebellious, expressiveness, handmade feel, impact, texture, brushy, blobby, roughened, inky, chunky.
A heavy, brush-like display face with compact proportions and chunky silhouettes. Strokes look ink-loaded and hand-rendered, with uneven edges, occasional interior voids, and small nicks that create a worn, printed-by-hand texture. Counters are often tight and rounded, terminals are blunt, and curves feel slightly lumpy rather than geometric. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a casual, improvised rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing copy such as posters, event flyers, bold social graphics, sticker designs, and apparel/merch typography. It can also work for packaging or labels where a handmade, slightly dirty ink look supports the brand voice, especially when set in larger sizes with generous tracking.
The font reads loud and informal, combining a friendly cartoon energy with a grungy, distressed bite. Its rough texture and dense black shapes suggest handmade signage, quick marker lettering, or stamped/inked impressions, giving headlines a bold, mischievous tone.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, hand-painted presence with a consistently distressed surface, prioritizing personality and punch over neutrality. It aims to mimic rough brush or marker lettering with an intentionally imperfect finish for expressive display typography.
The texture is present across the whole character set rather than as isolated damage, so large sizes showcase the rugged edges and interior speckling best. Small counters and heavy fills can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially in letters with enclosed shapes.