Distressed Pudap 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, book covers, horror titles, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, rugged, eerie, evoke wear, add texture, create tension, diy feel, analog print, rough, inked, weathered, irregular, jagged.
A rough, hand-inked text face with uneven contours, torn-looking terminals, and visibly irregular stroke edges. Letterforms are generally narrow with compact counters, and the rhythm is lively due to frequent small variations in stem thickness and outline wobble. Curves look slightly faceted and scuffed, while verticals often feel brushy and imperfect, creating a deliberately worn print texture across words. Numerals and capitals follow the same distressed construction, keeping the set visually consistent in tone.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where the distressed texture can be appreciated—such as posters, album art, book covers, film titles, and themed event flyers. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers in editorial layouts when a gritty, analog feel is desired.
The overall tone is gritty and handmade, with a slightly ominous, horror-adjacent edge that reads like ink stamped onto rough paper. It suggests DIY posters, underground flyers, and aged signage—expressive and imperfect rather than polished or neutral.
The design appears intended to emulate imperfect, worn lettering—like brush-painted or stamped forms that have degraded through printing, time, or repeated use. Its goal is character and atmosphere, prioritizing tactile texture and expressive roughness over pristine uniformity.
Texture remains prominent even at larger sizes, where the chipped edges and ragged joins become a key part of the personality. The distressed detailing reduces crispness in small text, so spacing and clarity can feel more atmospheric than strictly utilitarian.