Distressed Radat 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, event flyers, editorial display, grunge, horror, punk, handmade, occult, evoke wear, add grit, handmade feel, create tension, analog texture, ragged, blotty, inked, worn, uneven.
A heavy, inked display face with intentionally rough, irregular contours and uneven stroke edges. Letterforms show high-contrast behavior with occasional pinched joins and swollen terminals, producing a blotty, distressed silhouette rather than clean geometry. Counters are often partially occluded by texture and break-up, and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, adding a handmade rhythm. Overall spacing reads slightly erratic, with a jittery baseline feel and occasional spiky protrusions that mimic worn printing or smeared ink.
Best suited for display settings where texture and attitude are desired—posters, flyers, album art, game or film title cards, and striking editorial pull quotes. It performs well in short bursts (headlines, labels, badges) where the rough ink character can be read as intentional atmosphere rather than interference.
The font conveys a gritty, aggressive tone with a handmade, lo-fi energy. Its distressed texture and unstable outlines suggest horror, underground music ephemera, and gritty zine or poster aesthetics. The overall impression is raw and slightly menacing rather than polished or friendly.
The design appears intended to simulate rough, worn letterpress or heavily inked brush/marker lettering, prioritizing mood and texture over clean readability. Its irregular widths and distressed counters aim to deliver an expressive, handcrafted look that feels analog and raw.
In longer text, the textured interiors and ragged edges create strong visual noise, which boosts atmosphere but reduces clarity at smaller sizes. Numerals and uppercase characters maintain the same distressed treatment, supporting cohesive headline use and punchy short phrases.