Author's note

Rough Brush, Dave Fabik's free dry-brush display font, leans hard into a fast, hand-painted look with torn edges and sharp, bristled endings. The letters feel dragged rather than drawn, with heavy strokes, sudden cuts, and a restless rhythm that gives the font a raw poster energy.

It fits music flyers, skate and streetwear graphics, horror-leaning cover lines, indie film title cards, and bold packaging where a free font needs grit instead of polish. Use it for short headlines, logos, or chapter openers when you want the brush texture itself to do the talking and keep the message feeling immediate.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright, Dave Fabik, 1992 - All rights reserved.
Font family
RoughBrush
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 RoughBrush
Full font name
RoughBrush
Name table version
v.1.1 April 1996
Postscript font name
RoughBrush

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1996-04-06
Revision1
Glyph count100
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classScripts
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-expanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureItalic
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI