Distressed Buhe 5 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, event flyers, game ui, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, edgy, add grit, handmade effect, poster impact, thematic tone, brushy, ragged, textured, uneven, painterly.
A rough, brush-like display face with thick strokes and sharply frayed edges, as if painted quickly with a dry brush or printed from a worn stencil. Letterforms are mostly simple and upright with rounded bowls and blunt terminals, but their contours wobble and break, creating a lively, irregular silhouette. Stroke weight varies within letters, with occasional ink gaps and splatters that add texture; widths and sidebearings also fluctuate, producing a bouncy rhythm in words. The numerals follow the same distressed, hand-rendered construction, with open counters and visibly torn edges.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of text where texture is a feature: posters, gig and event flyers, album/mixtape artwork, game titles or UI accents, and thematic packaging. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set large enough for the frayed edges and internal gaps to remain legible.
The texture and uneven rhythm give the font a gritty, handmade attitude that reads as rebellious and informal. It feels energetic and slightly chaotic—more street-poster and DIY than polished branding—while still remaining approachable due to its rounded, cartoon-like proportions.
The design appears intended to simulate fast, expressive hand-painted lettering with deliberate wear and ink breakdown. Its goal is to inject grit and personality into display typography while keeping letter shapes familiar enough for quick recognition.
In longer lines the distressed perimeter becomes a dominant feature, so generous size and spacing help preserve clarity. The roughness is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, which keeps mixed-case settings cohesive and intentionally imperfect.