Crushed

display · Designed by Astigmatic

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Crushed is a condensed display typeface with a hand-drawn, slightly irregular quality that gives it a casual, expressive feel. The letterforms are tall and narrow with a sketchy, informal texture that reads as energetic and unpretentious rather than polished or corporate. It has a raw, almost graffiti-adjacent character without leaning fully into street art territory, making it feel approachable and a little rough around the edges. The condensed proportions allow it to pack a lot of visual punch in a small horizontal space, which works in its favor for short, high-impact text treatments.

Crushed works well for festival and event branding where a lively, hand-crafted look is appropriate, such as music festivals, food fairs, or creative markets. It fits naturally in editorial contexts like magazine headers or blog post titles where a casual, personality-driven aesthetic is the goal. It also suits youth-oriented product packaging or social media graphics where the tone is meant to feel spontaneous and authentic rather than overly designed. In all these cases it performs best at large sizes with minimal copy, since the irregular texture loses readability when set small or at body text scale.

Best suited for: Festival posters, event announcements, magazine headlines, social media graphics, and product packaging where energetic, hand-crafted visual impact takes priority over extensive text.

Design considerations: Crushed's single regular weight and condensed proportions make it most effective at display sizes for short, impactful statements rather than extended copy. The sketchy texture and informal character work best when paired with generous sizing and breathing room, as smaller applications risk compromising legibility.

Pairing guidance: Pair Crushed with Oswald as a geometric sans-serif anchor for body text or secondary information, Lora as a serif counterpoint for editorial credibility and longer passages, or Caveat as a complementary handwriting style to reinforce the casual, expressive mood while maintaining distinct typographic roles.

Pairs well with

Oswald Lora Caveat

Crushed at a glance

Designer

Astigmatic

License

Apache License 2.0

Added to Google Fonts

January 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Crushed styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Crushed character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Crushed support?

Crushed includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Crushed commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Crushed is released under the Apache License 2.0. You can use it in personal and client work, websites, apps and products you sell. If you share the font files themselves, include a copy of the license with them.

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Crushed FAQ

Is Crushed free for commercial use?

Yes. Crushed is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Crushed include?

Crushed comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Crushed support Cyrillic?

No. Crushed supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Crushed?

Crushed was designed by Astigmatic. It was added to Google Fonts in January 2011.