Distressed Ekja 7 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event flyers, playful, handmade, quirky, rustic, comic, handmade feel, added texture, bold impact, informal tone, chunky, roughened, inked, blobby, irregular.
A compact, heavy display face with chunky strokes and rounded corners, built from simplified, hand-drawn forms. The outlines are intentionally uneven, with soft wobble in stems, slightly lopsided bowls, and occasional interior nicks and streaks that read like dry ink or worn printing. Counters are generally open but irregular, and terminals tend to be blunt and rounded rather than sharp. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, uneven rhythm in words while staying consistently dark and high-impact.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headers, product labels, and playful branding where a bold, tactile texture is desired. It also works well for craft-themed packaging, kids-oriented materials, and informal signage; for longer passages, the busy texture and uneven rhythm will be more visually demanding.
The overall tone is friendly and mischievous, with a casual, handmade energy. Its roughened texture suggests craft, DIY signage, or vintage cartoon titling rather than polished corporate typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, hand-inked look with built-in wear and wobble, combining strong silhouettes with a deliberately imperfect surface. It aims for immediate personality and a printed-by-hand feel rather than typographic neutrality.
Uppercase characters lean toward blocky, poster-like silhouettes, while lowercase letters keep a simple, approachable construction with single-storey forms and rounded joins. Numerals follow the same chunky, slightly distressed treatment, maintaining strong legibility at display sizes while adding texture that becomes more noticeable as the size increases.