Distressed Nidej 10 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, album covers, game titles, posters, book covers, gothic, grunge, occult, vintage, macabre, aged effect, dramatic tone, hand-printed feel, gothic flavor, texture-first, rough-hewn, ragged, inked, chiseled, weathered.
A rugged, display-oriented serif with irregular, torn-looking contours and a hand-inked texture. Strokes are mostly upright with modest contrast and a slightly condensed feel, while widths vary by glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, uneven rhythm. Serifs and terminals appear wedge-like and chipped, with angular joins and occasional blobby ink buildup that suggests rough printing or distressed letterforms. Counters are generally open and legible, but the perimeter roughness and inconsistent stroke edges keep the texture prominent at any size.
This font suits short-to-medium display copy where texture is a feature: horror and fantasy titling, game UI headings, film posters, album artwork, and themed packaging or labels. It can also work for chapter headers or pull quotes when paired with a calmer body text to maintain readability.
The overall tone is dark and atmospheric, evoking gothic manuscripts, horror titles, and worn ephemera. Its rough edges and uneven color add tension and grit, making it feel old-world, ominous, and theatrical rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic distressed, old-style letterforms with the energy of rough printing or hand-cut shapes. Its goal is to deliver instant mood and period flavor through irregular edges, uneven stroke color, and gothic-leaning serif structures while remaining readable for headline use.
In longer text settings the distressed outline creates strong surface noise, so the font reads best when given generous size and spacing. Numerals and capitals carry particularly dramatic silhouettes, and punctuation (like the colon and apostrophe) keeps the same battered, ink-splattered character.