Distressed Fulim 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, horror titles, game titles, event flyers, gothic, occult, medieval, spooky, rebellious, dark mood, antique feel, horror branding, handmade texture, blackletter, angular, spiky, wavy, hand-drawn.
A jagged, blackletter-inspired display face with heavy strokes and sharp, chiseled terminals. Letterforms are irregular and slightly warped, with wavy contours and torn-looking interior counters that create a distressed, handmade print feel. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, producing an uneven rhythm and a lively, chaotic texture across words. The caps are tall and commanding, while the lowercase echoes the same angular construction with narrow joins and abrupt stroke breaks.
Best suited for display settings where atmosphere is the priority: posters, title cards, album artwork, game/stream branding, and themed event flyers. It works well in short headlines, logos, and punchy phrases where the distressed texture can read as an intentional stylistic effect.
The overall tone is gothic and ominous, evoking medieval signage, dark fantasy, and occult or horror aesthetics. Its roughened, scratchy energy feels rebellious and theatrical rather than refined, giving text a loud, gritty presence.
The design appears intended to fuse blackletter construction with deliberate roughening and irregularity, creating a dramatic, vintage-dark voice that feels printed, worn, and slightly feral. The goal is strong personality and thematic impact rather than neutral readability.
In the sample text, dense black massing and irregular shapes create strong word silhouettes, but the internal distortion and spiky details reduce clarity at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same fractured, blackletter-like styling, helping headings and short callouts maintain a consistent mood.