Distressed Arly 14 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, handmade, rustic, casual, vintage, playful, hand lettering, tactile texture, casual display, vintage flavor, brushy, roughened, organic, textured, inky.
A handwritten, brush-pen style face with high-contrast strokes and an intentionally imperfect, inked texture. Letterforms show tapered entries/exits, occasional dry-brush gaps, and slightly uneven stroke edges that mimic marker or brush drag on paper. Curves are open and lively, terminals are often pointed or softly blunted, and spacing feels naturally irregular while maintaining a consistent overall rhythm. Caps are tall and simple with a hand-drawn structure, while lowercase features looped ascenders/descenders and compact counters that read clearly in short lines.
Well suited for branding accents, packaging, posters, and social graphics where a hand-lettered look adds personality. It performs best at display sizes, especially for short headlines, labels, quotes, and seasonal or craft-themed materials where texture and irregularity are an advantage.
The tone is warm and informal, with a crafty, human presence that suggests quick signage or hand-lettered notes. The distressed texture adds a lightly weathered, vintage feel without becoming noisy, giving the font an approachable, personal character.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident brush lettering with a deliberately distressed ink texture, balancing legibility with a handmade, tactile finish for expressive display typography.
The numerals and uppercase maintain the same textured brush treatment, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive. The texture is most noticeable in heavier downstrokes and at joins, where ink buildup and rough edges create a natural, printed-by-hand effect.