Distressed Fisi 4 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, horror titles, zines, gritty, edgy, spooky, diy, punk, distress, impact, atmosphere, handmade, grunge, jagged, ink-worn, textured, rough-cut.
Letterforms are upright with a jagged, ink-worn contour and occasional interior nicks that suggest dry-brush or distressed printing. Strokes are generally sturdy but uneven in edge quality, producing a textured silhouette and a slightly jittery rhythm across words. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with compact lowercase and a short x-height that makes ascenders and capitals feel prominent; counters can look partially eroded, especially in round forms like O and Q.
Works best for display uses where texture is a feature: posters, album or event graphics, game titles, horror or Halloween promos, zines, and gritty branding accents. It can also add contrast when paired with a clean sans or serif for supporting copy, while the font itself is most effective in larger sizes where the distress details remain legible.
This font gives off a raw, gritty energy with an intentionally imperfect, handmade feel. The roughness reads as dramatic and a little ominous, evoking campy horror, underground flyers, and DIY artifacts rather than polished editorial typography.
The design appears intended to simulate worn ink and rough production, prioritizing texture and attitude over smooth regularity. Its inconsistent contours and distressed counters aim to add instant character and a sense of physical materiality to headings and short lines of text.
Spacing and shape irregularities create a lively, slightly chaotic word texture, with some letters reading more condensed or more open than neighbors. Numerals follow the same distressed treatment, and the overall set maintains a consistent “worn” motif even as individual glyphs vary in form.