Distressed Itden 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, posters, album covers, game graphics, event flyers, grunge, spooky, raw, handmade, punk, add texture, create tension, evoke horror, signal diy, look printed, rough-edged, blotchy, inky, uneven, textured.
A heavy, inked display face with irregular contours and a rough, worn texture throughout. Strokes swell and pinch unpredictably, producing blot-like terminals, broken inner counters, and occasional notches that feel like distressed printing or dry-brush drag. Proportions are loosely drawn and slightly inconsistent from glyph to glyph, with a generally compact lowercase and a lively, uneven rhythm in spacing and widths.
Best suited to short headlines where texture and attitude are the main goal—such as horror or thriller titles, poster work, album art, game UI accents, and themed event flyers. It can also work for logos or packaging that benefits from a rough, handmade imprint, but it’s less appropriate for long text or small sizes where the distressed counters may clog.
The overall tone is gritty and menacing, with a handmade, underground energy. Its ragged edges and smeared forms evoke horror ephemera, punk flyers, and aged prints, creating a tense, dramatic mood rather than a polished one.
This design appears intended to simulate a bold hand-painted or rough-printed look, prioritizing atmosphere and tactile texture over uniformity. The irregular stroke edges and blotting suggest an expressive, intentionally degraded aesthetic meant to feel visceral and analog.
Counters are often partially filled or irregular, which increases texture but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The numerals and capitals read as strong silhouettes, while the lowercase shows more variation and a more calligraphic, scuffed feel.