Distressed Pudub 7 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, poster headlines, band logos, game titles, gothic, spooky, vintage, grunge, theatrical, evoke gothic, add distress, create impact, suggest antiquity, blackletter, broken edges, ragged, ink-trap, pointed terminals.
A condensed blackletter-inspired display face with sharp, angular construction and wedge-like serifs. Strokes are heavy and unevenly finished, with ragged contours that suggest rough printing or chipped ink rather than smooth outlines. Counters tend to be tight and occasionally pinched, while joins and terminals flare into small triangular notches that create a lively, restless rhythm. The overall texture is dark and compact, with irregular edge noise providing a consistent distressed finish across letters and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as horror or fantasy titles, event posters, Halloween promotions, album/merch graphics, and game branding. It can also work for labels or signage where an old-world, distressed blackletter flavor is desired, especially at larger sizes where the rough details remain legible.
The font conveys a gothic, ominous tone with a handmade, timeworn character. Its sharp silhouettes and roughened edges feel ritualistic and theatrical, evoking horror titles, haunted ephemera, and medieval or old-world signage filtered through a grungy print aesthetic.
The design appears intended to merge blackletter structure with a deliberately worn, broken-edge texture to create immediate atmosphere. Its condensed proportions and dark color aim for strong headline presence, while the distressed finishing adds narrative grit and age.
Uppercase forms read as poster-forward and emblematic, while the lowercase maintains the same fractured, pointed detailing for stylistic continuity. Numerals match the letterforms’ jagged finishing and compact stance, keeping the set visually cohesive in headline settings.