Author's note

Deaf as a Post font by Spade is a free eroded horror display typeface that looks like it’s been dragged across concrete and left in the rain. The thin, elegant letterforms are shredded with splatters, gaps, and rough edges, creating a jittery, distressed texture that feels noisy and unstable. It reads like a scream that’s been photocopied one too many times-raw, messy, and strangely beautiful.

Using Deaf as a Post, your headlines snap into that grimy, underground mood instantly, making it a natural fit for horror posters, metal or noise album covers, zines, escape room branding, streetwear graphics, and eerie book titles. This free font shines when set large so every crack and splatter shows; pair it with a quiet, clean sans serif in small text to keep the chaos controlled.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
(c)2001 spadefonts
Font family
Deaf As A Post
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Deaf As A Post
Full font name
Deaf As A Post
Name table version
sept2001
Postscript font name
Deaf As A Post
Manufacturer name
spadefonts
Designer
Description
inspired by the music of elbow - a font of urban decay

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count138
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI