Distressed Unza 7 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A wiry, irregular display face with thin, shaky strokes and visibly uneven contours. Letterforms are loosely constructed with frequent breaks, dents, and interior pitting that create a worn, abraded silhouette. Curves and terminals wobble as if drawn with a dry pen or degraded print, while counters stay mostly open and simple for a readable but unsettled rhythm. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across the alphabet, reinforcing a handmade, imperfect texture in both capitals and lowercase.
Best used at display sizes where the erosion and wobble can be appreciated without collapsing into noise. It suits horror and thriller titling, distressed poster work, underground editorial layouts, album/merch graphics, and game or event branding that benefits from a rough, unstable voice. Pair with a clean sans or sturdy serif for supporting text to maintain hierarchy and legibility.
The overall tone is unsettling and gritty, with a distressed surface that reads as aged, corrupted, or found-material typography. Its jittery outlines and speckled interiors evoke tension and instability, lending a creepy, low-fi atmosphere suited to darker themes and cautionary messaging.
The design appears intended to simulate degraded lettering—part hand-drawn, part worn print—by combining thin strokes with broken edges and mottled interiors. Its primary goal is to add atmosphere and texture quickly, prioritizing character and mood over typographic regularity.
Capitals tend to feel more emblematic and patchy, while the lowercase maintains a more continuous flow but still shows consistent erosion along edges. Numerals are more solidly drawn than many letters, which can help anchor settings where digits need to remain clear amid the texture.