Distressed Afli 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, handwritten, casual, expressive, vintage, artisanal, handmade feel, ink texture, display impact, compact fit, brushy, textured, inked, slanted, lively.
A slanted, brush-script style with high-contrast strokes that shift between fine hairlines and heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and compact with a tight, forward-leaning rhythm, and the lowercase shows a notably small x-height with tall ascenders and descenders. Strokes carry visible texture and slight roughness, with occasional broken edges and ink-like pooling that adds a worn, printed feel. Characters are mostly unconnected, maintaining a handwritten script look while keeping individual glyph boundaries clear for headings and short lines of text.
This font suits display uses where a handmade, textured script can carry personality—logos, product packaging, café menus, posters, pull quotes, and social graphics. It performs best at medium-to-large sizes where the texture and contrast remain clear, and where a narrow footprint helps fit longer words into limited space.
The overall tone is personal and energetic, like quick marker or brush lettering captured on paper. The textured stroke and lively slant lend a nostalgic, handcrafted impression that can feel both casual and slightly dramatic in larger sizes.
The design appears aimed at delivering a fast, brush-lettered signature look with deliberate texture for a lightly weathered finish. Its narrow, italic rhythm and high-contrast stroke behavior suggest an intention to balance expressive calligraphy with a compact, modern layout footprint.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, with simplified, single-stroke construction in several forms that emphasizes speed and movement. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying narrow and slightly irregular, which reinforces the organic, inked character across the set.