Distressed Numap 7 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, poster headlines, album art, game branding, event flyers, grunge, spooky, raw, handmade, edgy, add texture, create tension, handmade feel, thematic impact, brushy, ragged, scratchy, jagged, dry-brush.
This typeface reads as a rough, hand-rendered brush style with sharp terminals, ragged edges, and frequent ink skips that create a chiseled, distressed silhouette. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin behavior and irregular pressure changes, with occasional splatter-like nib marks and tapered flicks. Proportions are compact and slightly uneven across glyphs, giving the alphabet a lively, improvised rhythm rather than geometric consistency. The lowercase is simple and compact, and the numerals follow the same worn, brush-drawn construction, with varying stroke endings and slightly shifting widths.
Best suited for display work such as horror/thriller titles, distressed poster headlines, music artwork, and game or entertainment branding where a gritty handmade texture is desirable. It can also work for short callouts, packaging accents, or thematic signage, especially when set large enough for the rough stroke detail to remain clear.
The overall tone is gritty and expressive, with a dark, horror-adjacent energy that feels handmade and a bit chaotic. The distressed brush texture suggests urgency and tension, lending itself to dramatic, atmospheric messaging rather than calm or corporate communication.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering printed or scanned with wear and ink breakup, prioritizing texture and mood over uniformity. Its letterforms aim to deliver an immediate, dramatic presence with an organic, distressed edge.
Texture is a defining feature: many strokes include visible roughness at joins and terminals, and counters can feel slightly uneven due to the dry-brush effect. Spacing appears intentionally irregular to maintain the hand-lettered character, so the font’s personality is strongest when allowed some breathing room and used at display sizes.