Distressed Ofji 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, apparel, branding, social media, packaging, handmade, energetic, casual, urban, expressive, handcrafted feel, textured impact, casual display, brush realism, gritty tone, brushy, textured, ragged, slanted, organic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with visibly rough, dry-brush edges and occasional ink breaks that create a worn, textured outline. Strokes show clear directional movement and modest contrast between pressure-heavy downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes, with tapered terminals and frequent pointed entries. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning in rhythm, with tight spacing tendencies and uneven stroke edges that emphasize a hand-rendered feel. Uppercase forms read as simplified, brushy capitals rather than formal swashes, keeping the overall construction quick and gestural.
Well suited for short display text where texture and movement are an asset: posters, headlines, album or event graphics, apparel lettering, and punchy social media treatments. It can also add a handmade edge to branding accents or packaging callouts, especially at sizes large enough to preserve the rough stroke detail.
The font conveys an informal, energetic tone—like fast marker lettering or a hand-painted note—mixing spontaneity with a gritty, lived-in texture. Its roughened strokes add a streetwise, DIY character that feels contemporary and expressive rather than polished or classic.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and imperfection of real brush lettering, pairing a readable script skeleton with deliberately distressed edges to suggest dry ink and physical texture. It prioritizes personality and motion over pristine outlines, aiming for an expressive, handcrafted look in modern display typography.
Texture is consistent across the alphabet and numerals, with small variations that mimic natural stroke drag and lifted pen moments. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with open counters and tapered ends, helping the set feel cohesive in display settings.