Distressed Ohki 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, album art, handmade, rustic, expressive, vintage, casual, brush realism, handcrafted feel, vintage texture, display impact, brushy, textured, dry-brush, calligraphic, organic.
A condensed, right-leaning brush script with a dry, textured stroke that creates broken edges and occasional ink skips. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation, with tapered terminals and slightly uneven pressure that gives each letter a hand-drawn rhythm. Letterforms are loosely connected in text, with compact counters and a lively, irregular baseline that reads as natural brush lettering rather than polished formal script.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, packaging callouts, brand marks, and social graphics where the brush texture can read clearly. It works well for lifestyle and craft-oriented identities, event promotions, album art, and editorial headlines that want an expressive, handmade accent.
The font conveys an energetic, handmade tone with a subtly worn, printed feel—more crafty and human than refined. Its distressed brush texture suggests authenticity and movement, lending a vintage-leaning, artisanal personality that feels friendly but bold.
Likely designed to emulate quick brush calligraphy with a deliberately imperfect, dry-ink finish, balancing legibility with character. The condensed proportions and strong contrast support impactful display typography while the distressed edges add a tactile, printed-on-paper vibe.
Uppercase shapes are simplified and gestural, pairing well with the more fluid lowercase; the overall texture becomes more pronounced at larger sizes where the rough edges and stroke breaks are clearly visible. Numerals follow the same brush logic with slightly varied widths and soft, inked terminals, keeping the set consistent in display use.