Distressed Duka 7 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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A slanted, brush-script display with thick, high-energy strokes and tapered terminals. Letterforms are loosely connected in the sample text, with rounded curves, occasional swashes, and a bouncy baseline rhythm. The texture is intentionally broken up: counters and heavy strokes show speckling and worn patches that mimic dry ink or rough printing. Capitals are decorative and more ornate than the lowercase, while the overall set maintains an informal, handwritten flow.
Best suited to posters, branding marks, product packaging, and headline treatments where the textured brush character can be appreciated. It works well for short phrases, event titles, and label-style applications that benefit from a handcrafted, vintage tone.
The font conveys a vintage handmade feel—casual, lively, and slightly rugged. Its distressed ink texture adds a tactile, analog character that reads as craft-forward rather than polished or corporate.
Likely designed to emulate bold brush lettering with a deliberately worn ink impression, combining expressive script forms with a distressed overlay for a more tactile, analog finish.
The distressing is fairly prominent at display sizes, creating visible internal noise and edge breakup that becomes a defining feature. Numerals follow the same brushy, slanted construction, keeping the set visually consistent for headings and short statements.