Distressed Puneb 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, titles, packaging, grunge, raw, punk, handmade, horror, add grit, create impact, evoke diy, suggest wear, set mood, ragged, jagged, brushy, blotchy, roughened.
A heavy, all-caps-and-lowercase display face with aggressively roughened contours and torn-looking terminals. Strokes resemble dry-brush or distressed print, with frequent edge chatter, small notches, and occasional ink-bleed blobs that create uneven silhouettes. Counters are generally open and recognizable, but their shapes wobble slightly, producing an organic, imperfect rhythm across words. Proportions are straightforward and readable, with simple, sturdy letter constructions that tolerate the texture without collapsing at larger sizes.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, event promos, album covers, game titles, and punchy editorial headlines. It can also work for packaging or labels where a rugged, tactile impression is desired, especially in single words or short lines.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, evoking DIY flyers, band posters, and worn screen-printed graphics. Its distressed texture adds urgency and a handmade attitude, leaning toward dark, edgy, and slightly chaotic vibes.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, recognizable letterform wrapped in a deliberately damaged surface, simulating worn ink and rough brushwork. The goal is impact and atmosphere rather than neutral readability, providing instant grit without needing added graphic effects.
Texture is applied consistently across the set, but the level of roughness varies from glyph to glyph, which increases the handmade feel. In longer text samples the distressed edges become the dominant feature, so spacing and word shapes read best when given room and set above small sizes.