Distressed Numih 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror posters, halloween, game titles, album covers, event flyers, spooky, witchy, grunge, handmade, rough, aged print, hand-inked feel, horror mood, atmospheric display, texture-first, ragged, torn, inked, scratchy, uneven.
A rough, hand-rendered serif with irregular outlines and torn-looking terminals. Strokes have a brushy, inked texture with frequent nicks, spikes, and broken edges that create a distressed silhouette while keeping the letterforms broadly recognizable. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with slightly inconsistent widths and lively, uneven contours that give the alphabet a jittery rhythm in text. Counters tend to be compact and dark, and the overall color is dense, with texture carrying much of the detail at display sizes.
This face is best suited to headlines and short phrases where texture is an asset—such as horror posters, Halloween promotions, game or film titles, album covers, and themed packaging. It can work in larger pull quotes or signage, but the heavy edge detail and uneven contours make it less appropriate for long, small-size reading.
The texture and jagged finishing convey an eerie, macabre tone—closer to horror prop lettering and occult ephemera than polished print typography. It feels theatrical and gritty, suggesting age, wear, and a deliberately unsettling handmade character.
The design appears intended to simulate rough printed or hand-inked lettering with deliberate wear—prioritizing atmosphere and texture over refinement. Its consistent distress treatment across caps, lowercase, and numerals suggests a display font built to instantly establish a dark, genre-specific setting.
Round letters like O and Q stay relatively bold and enclosed, while diagonals and joins often sprout small barbs and irregular notches. Numerals follow the same distressed logic, reading clearly but with intentionally unstable edges that add visual noise and character.