Author's note

Bruised Five font is a free trash typeface that looks like it’s been scraped onto the page with a dry, angry marker. Dense crosshatched strokes, crooked verticals, and jittery outlines create a sense of static and motion, as if the Bruised family was caught mid-glitch. The letters feel raw and noisy, giving headlines a cracked, underground energy that’s hard to fake with filters or textures alone.

Using Bruised Five, gritty projects instantly pick up a scratched-metal attitude: album covers, gig posters, horror titles, DIY zines, skate graphics, and glitch-art visuals all suit this free font. It works best big and bold, letting the tangled lines show, while a clean geometric sans in smaller text keeps everything readable and grounded.

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Bruised Five font character map

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Bruised Five font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Bruised Five font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Generated by Fontographer 4.1.5
Font family
Bruised
Font subfamily
Five
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 Bruised Five
Full font name
Bruised Five
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 11/02/01
Postscript font name
BruisedFive

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-02-11
Revision1
Glyph count245
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 6 font weights listed below:
BRUI5___.TTF
BRUI10___.TTF
BRUI100___.TTF
BRUI50___.TTF
BRUI0___.TTF
BRUI25__.TTF