Distressed Goza 5 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, horror titles, game branding, event flyers, worn, spooky, antique, macabre, handmade, aged printing, atmospheric drama, vintage texture, narrative tone, ragged, textured, blotchy, roughened, uneven.
A serifed display face with visibly roughened contours and mottled interiors that suggest worn metal type or degraded ink on paper. Strokes are generally upright with crisp, bracket-like serifs that are partially eroded, producing irregular terminals and occasional notches. The high-contrast structure shows thin connections and heavier verticals, while the texture breaks continuity, making counters and bowls feel pitted and unstable. Spacing and glyph widths vary noticeably, creating a lively, uneven rhythm that reads like imperfect printing rather than smooth digital outlines.
This font works best for short-to-medium display settings such as titles, headers, and pull quotes where the distressed detail can be appreciated. It is well suited to horror, gothic, occult, and historical or archival-themed design, including poster work, book and album covers, tabletop and video game branding, and atmospheric packaging or labels.
The overall tone is aged and slightly ominous—like a vintage broadside, cursed manuscript, or weathered bookplate. Its distressed texture adds grit and tension, lending a dramatic, story-driven atmosphere suited to darker or historical themes.
The design appears intended to evoke the look of traditional serif letterforms that have been physically worn down through time and imperfect printing. Its goal is to deliver a classic, literary silhouette while foregrounding texture and decay for mood and character.
In longer text samples the texture remains prominent, so readability benefits from generous size, tracking, and leading. The distressed detailing is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive even when mixed-case and set in paragraphs.