Author's note

Gravel font by S. John Ross is a free decorative typeface that looks like it’s been chiseled out of a crumbling wall and scattered with rough stone chips. Thick, uneven strokes sit inside a halo of jagged debris, giving every word a gritty, underground energy that feels part horror, part quarry. It reads like a poster pulled from a damp tunnel-bold, noisy, and impossible to ignore.

Using Gravel, you can give Halloween flyers, horror movie titles, rock gig posters, escape-room branding, zines, and monster-themed game graphics a raw, tactile punch. This free font works best at large sizes where the speckled texture can really breathe; pair it with a clean, neutral sans serif for body text to let the chaotic edges take center stage.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) S. John Ross, 2001. All rights reserved.
Font family
Gravel
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
S.JohnRoss: Gravel: 2001
Full font name
Gravel
Name table version
2001; 1.0, initial release
Postscript font name
Gravel
Trademark notice
Gravel is a trademark of S. John Ross.
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Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-02-23
Revision1
Glyph count367
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced