Distressed Fuliw 14 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
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A heavy, high-contrast display face with irregular, distressed contours and rough interior cuts that suggest broken ink or worn printing. Strokes vary in thickness with sharp wedges and uneven terminals, producing a lively, hand-hewn silhouette. Counters are often partially notched or textured, and curves show intentional wobble and chipping rather than smooth geometry. Proportions are compact in the caps with a relatively tall, readable lowercase, while character widths and sidebearings fluctuate to enhance the handmade rhythm.
Best suited to attention-grabbing display work such as Halloween promotions, event posters, title treatments, game or film graphics, and packaging/branding that benefits from a rough, handcrafted edge. It can work for short bursts of text (taglines, headers), but the texture and uneven rhythm make it less ideal for small-size body copy.
The overall tone feels theatrical and mischievous—equal parts spooky and playful. Its distressed texture reads like aged signage or a macabre storybook, giving text a dramatic, slightly chaotic energy without becoming fully illegible.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, characterful headline style that merges classic letter shapes with distressed, hand-rendered irregularities. Its goal is to create instant atmosphere—aged, spooky, and artisanal—while keeping letterforms recognizable enough for expressive titling.
Texture is baked into the letterforms, so the font’s dark color builds quickly in paragraphs and the distressed details become more pronounced at larger sizes. Round letters (like O/o) emphasize the carved, cutout look through uneven inner shapes, while angular letters (like K, M, W) lean into jagged, splintered terminals for extra bite.