Distressed Gekuh 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, poster headlines, game ui, book covers, halloween promos, gothic, spooky, antique, occult, storybook, evoke antiquity, add menace, create texture, theatrical display, spiky, ragged, calligraphic, blackletter-tinged, inked.
A decorative serif display face with sharp, thorn-like terminals and irregular, distressed contours. Strokes show pronounced contrast and a slightly ink-smeared, carved quality, with uneven edges and occasional interior notches that create a weathered texture. Serifs are narrow and pointed, and many joins feel calligraphic, echoing blackletter and medieval inscription forms while remaining largely readable. Overall spacing and letter widths vary noticeably, contributing to a lively, unsettled rhythm in words and lines.
Best used for short, prominent text where texture and mood are the priority—such as horror or fantasy poster headlines, book and album covers, game titles and UI labels, and seasonal promotions. It can also work for branding marks or packaging that benefits from an antiquarian, mysterious voice, especially at larger sizes where the distressed details remain clear.
The font projects a darkly romantic, gothic tone—evoking old spellbooks, haunted ephemera, and theatrical horror titles. Its jagged finishing strokes and worn texture add tension and drama, making even simple text feel antiquated and ominous.
The design appears intended to merge historical, blackletter-adjacent letterforms with a deliberately worn, ink-torn surface, delivering an instant gothic atmosphere. Its variable widths and spiky terminals prioritize character and narrative tone over neutrality, targeting expressive display typography.
Uppercase forms read as more ceremonial and emblematic, while lowercase retains the same spined terminals and textured stroke edges, keeping the style consistent across cases. Numerals follow the same distressed treatment, with distinctive, slightly eccentric silhouettes that suit display settings more than data-heavy typography.