Author's note

Detroit Ghetto is a free graffiti handwritten font with the loose, street-marker feel of a quick wall tag. The letters lean on long, wavering strokes and uneven curves, while the rough smiley doodle pushes the whole set toward a raw notebook-meets-alley mood rather than polished script.

It makes sense on mixtape covers, skate flyers, zine headings, poster titles, and storefront graphics where a free font with this casual scrawl can carry attitude fast. Use it for short headlines, title cards, or big drop-ins when you want the letters to feel improvised and a little unruly, like they were drawn in one go.

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This "Detroit Ghetto" font was created after walking through the Eastside slums of Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Detroit Ghetto — Font presentation

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Copyright notice
Typeface © (your company). 2007. All Rights Reserved
Font family
Detroit Ghetto
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Detroit Ghetto:Version 1.00
Full font name
Detroit Ghetto
Name table version
Version 1.00 December 28, 2007, initial release
Postscript font name
DetroitGhetto
Description
This font was created using FontCreator 5.6 from High-Logic.com

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2007-12-28
Revision1
Glyph count236
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced