Distressed Numih 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, game titles, horror headers, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, punk, horror, add grit, evoke printwear, increase tension, diy aesthetic, impact display, roughened, textured, inked, torn-edge, uneven.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with irregular, ragged contours and a visibly textured fill that suggests blotchy ink or worn printing. Strokes are generally sturdy but vary in edge definition, with chipped corners, nicks, and occasional spikes that break the silhouette. Letterforms keep mostly simple, readable structures, yet the baseline and sidebearings feel subtly inconsistent, producing a lively, unsettled rhythm in words. Counters are often uneven and slightly lumpy, and curved letters show faceted, hand-cut arcs rather than smooth geometry.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where the distressed texture can read as intentional character—such as posters, album/mixtape artwork, game or film titling, and editorial or promotional graphics that want a rough, underground feel. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the heavy texture may become tiring at small sizes or in long passages.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a DIY, zine-like energy. Its distressed texture and uneven rhythm evoke worn posters, low-fi photocopies, and rough brush or marker lettering, lending an ominous, chaotic edge when set in larger sizes.
This design appears intended to deliver instant attitude through controlled imperfection: familiar letter structures are kept legible while edge damage and inky texture add grit and drama. The aim is a display font that feels printed, handled, and slightly degraded, creating a strong thematic voice without relying on extreme abstraction.
Uppercase forms appear more blocky and emblematic, while lowercase keeps a compact, handwritten presence; together they create strong texture in mixed-case setting. The distressed treatment is consistent across letters and numerals, so paragraphs build a deliberate, noisy typographic color rather than clean gray text.