Distressed Efrey 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event flyers, kids media, playful, handmade, offbeat, cartoon, grunge, handmade impact, textured display, playful distortion, rough print feel, rough, inky, wobbly, irregular, chiseled.
A heavy, hand-drawn display face with chunky silhouettes and irregular, carved-looking interiors. Strokes are bold and mostly monoline in feel, but edges wobble and corners vary between rounded and abruptly notched, creating a distressed, ink-stamped texture. Counters are often uneven and partially filled, with occasional inner highlights that read like gouged or brush-skipped areas. Proportions are inconsistent by design, with bouncy baselines, varied letter widths, and compact lowercase forms that keep the overall color dense and animated.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, product packaging, event flyers, and logo wordmarks where a rough handmade tone is desired. It can also work for kids-oriented or comedic display settings, especially when paired with clean supporting text for readability.
The font conveys a mischievous, DIY energy—part comic, part spooky-fun—like lettering for a playful horror poster or a handmade sign. Its roughness and exaggerated shapes feel informal and expressive, prioritizing personality over polish.
The design appears intended to mimic bold marker or brush lettering that has been distressed through printing, carving, or rough inking, delivering a high-impact display voice with playful irregularity. Its intentional inconsistencies and textured counters aim to add character and motion in large sizes.
Uppercase characters carry the strongest novelty through warped bowls and decorative inner cut-ins (notably in rounded letters), while lowercase remains simpler but still uneven and weighty. Numerals follow the same chunky, slightly lopsided construction, maintaining a cohesive, deliberately imperfect rhythm across text.