Author's note

Dinstik by Loosydesign is a free distorted display font with a loose, hand-inked graffiti feel. The letters look swollen, scraped, and slightly overworked, with chunky strokes and rough inner marks that make the whole font feel restless and tactile rather than neat.

That gives it a natural place on posters, album art, zines, skate graphics, and title cards where the lettering needs to feel messy on purpose. As a free font, it also fits short headlines, cover lines, and logo-style wordmarks, especially when you want the text to carry the raw marker-and-paint energy on its own.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) loosydesign (fabian pfeifhofer), 2007. All rights reserved.
Font family
dinstik
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
loosydesign(fabianpfeifhofer): dinstik: 2007
Full font name
dinstik
Name table version
Version 1.000 2007 initial release
Postscript font name
dinstik
Trademark notice
dinstik is a trademark of loosydesign (fabian pfeifhofer).
Manufacturer name
loosydesign (fabian pfeifhofer)
Designer
loosydesign (fabian pfeifhofer)

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2007-09-14
Revision1
Glyph count90
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced