Author's note

Xerker by B.O. Nelson of BrainEaters.com is a free jagged horror display font built from sharp, uneven strokes. Its capital forms lurch between broad wedges and thin spikes, with chopped edges that suggest splintered wood or torn metal. The irregular widths and abrupt diagonals keep the lettering tense and deliberately unstable.

Horror and underground music are its clearest territory, especially for film posters, album packaging, and event graphics that need lettering with a raw, dangerous edge. It is strongest in a title treatment, where the angular forms can become part of a slasher, monster, or extreme-metal theme rather than ordinary text.
Xerker font presentation and specimen
Xerker font presentation and specimen

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Xerker font character map

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Xerker font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Xerker font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
©2004 B.O.Nelson_BrainEaters.com_FREEware, NOT Public Domain
Font family
Xerker
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 XerkerFW
Full font name
Xerker
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 8/14/04
Postscript font name
Xerker

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2004-08-15
Revision1
Glyph count224
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced