Distressed Furow 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, thriller posters, album covers, game ui, event flyers, spooky, grunge, punk, eerie, handmade, create tension, add texture, evoke horror, diy aesthetic, dramatic display, ragged, scratchy, torn, inked, uneven.
A jagged, ink-worn display face with rough, torn-looking stroke edges and intermittent spike-like protrusions that suggest a dry brush or distressed printing effect. Letterforms are mostly upright with clear, simple construction, but the outlines are irregular and vary in thickness along each stroke, creating strong texture and lively rhythm. Counters stay generally open and readable, while terminals often end in sharp, frayed points; curves and bowls show occasional nicks and waviness that add visual noise. Overall spacing feels slightly uneven, reinforcing the handmade, weathered impression while remaining legible at larger sizes.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where its frayed outline can be appreciated: headlines, posters, cover art, packaging accents, and themed graphics for horror or thriller projects. It can work for UI labels or in-world text in games when used sparingly and with generous sizing and spacing, but is less ideal for long-form reading due to the intentionally noisy edges.
The texture and scratchy edges give the font a tense, unsettling energy—more gritty than refined. It reads as horror-leaning and rebellious, with a DIY, zine-like attitude that can also feel occult or thriller-adjacent depending on context and layout.
The design appears intended to deliver immediate atmosphere through controlled damage: familiar letter skeletons made expressive by roughened contours and irregular stroke behavior. It prioritizes mood and texture over typographic neutrality, aiming to evoke grit, unease, and handmade impact.
The distressed treatment is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, so the font maintains a coherent texture in continuous text. The roughness becomes a primary design feature, meaning it will visually darken and feel busier as size decreases or when set in dense paragraphs.