Distressed Ohju 9 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, apparel, music promos, handmade, rugged, energetic, expressive, vintage, handmade feel, analog texture, display impact, vintage grit, brushy, textured, rough-edged, dynamic, casual.
A slanted, brush-driven script with compact proportions and strongly modulated strokes. Letterforms show visible dry-brush texture, softened corners, and irregular edges that create a worn, inked-in feel rather than clean outlines. The rhythm is lively and slightly uneven, with variable stroke widths, occasional tapered terminals, and a mix of open and tightly closed counters. Numerals and capitals carry the same gestural construction, keeping a cohesive, hand-rendered texture across the set.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, product packaging, logos/wordmarks, apparel graphics, and event or music promotions. It also works well for pull quotes or section headers where a handmade, textured voice is desired, rather than long reading passages.
The font conveys an informal, gritty confidence—like quick signwriting or marker lettering that’s been printed and reprinted. Its texture and energetic slant give it a streetwise, vintage-leaning personality that feels human and spontaneous rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate bold brush lettering with a deliberately distressed print texture, capturing the speed and pressure changes of hand lettering. Its goal is to add immediacy and analog character to display typography while maintaining clear, recognizable letter shapes.
Forms stay generally legible at display sizes, but the interior texture and rough edges will visually fill in as sizes get smaller. The cap set is assertive and heavy, while the lowercase maintains a brisk handwritten cadence, producing a strong headline presence with a distinctly tactile surface.