Distressed Yari 10 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, apparel, social ads, event promos, handmade, energetic, rustic, casual, expressive, handwritten mimic, brush texture, imperfect print, brushy, textured, gritty, slanted, dry-brush.
A slanted brush-script with narrow proportions and lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and thinner entry/exit strokes, with frequent tapering and occasional ink breaks that create a dry-brush texture. Letterforms are loosely connected in feel even when set as separate characters, with angled terminals, slightly irregular curves, and a forward-leaning baseline energy. Counters tend to be compact, and the overall color is bold but uneven due to the roughened edges and fluctuating stroke pressure.
Best suited to display uses where expressive texture is an asset: posters, product packaging, apparel graphics, social media promotions, and event materials. It works well for short headlines, labels, and punchy phrases at medium-to-large sizes, where the rough brush detail can remain visible.
The font conveys an informal, handcrafted tone with a touch of grit, like lettering made quickly with a brush marker or imperfect ink on textured paper. Its texture and slant add momentum and personality, giving it a lively, human presence rather than a polished calligraphic finish.
Likely designed to mimic fast, confident brush lettering with a deliberately weathered imprint, combining high-contrast strokes and dry texture for a bold, handmade look in contemporary branding and promotional design.
Uppercase forms read as stylized, brush-drawn caps rather than formal swash capitals, and the figures follow the same painted logic with tapered starts and ends. The textured edges and occasional gaps are consistent across the set, so the distressed effect feels intentional and cohesive.