Distressed Ohre 14 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, branding, vintage, hand-inked, rustic, literary, moody, handmade feel, aged print, expressive texture, heritage tone, dramatic display, brushy, textured, roughened, ink bleed, calligraphic.
A slanted, hand-rendered alphabet with brush-pen modulation and noticeably rough, broken contours. Strokes show sharp contrast between thick downstrokes and finer hairlines, with frequent ink pooling, dry-brush gaps, and uneven terminals that mimic worn printing or imperfect inking. Letterforms are compact and slightly irregular in width, with lively baseline movement and occasional curl-like hooks on ascenders and capitals. Counters are often tight and organic, and the figures follow the same textured, handwritten construction for a cohesive set.
This style is best suited to display use where its distressed brush texture can be appreciated—posters, book and album covers, menu headings, and packaging that aims for a handcrafted or heritage feel. It can also work for short editorial headlines or pull quotes where a more human, imperfect voice is desired.
The overall tone feels antique and tactile, like ink on rough paper or a weathered label pulled from an old apothecary shelf. Its energetic, imperfect edges add a human, handmade character that reads as expressive and slightly dramatic rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive brush lettering with the artifacts of real ink—uneven pressure, dry strokes, and slightly worn edges—while remaining cohesive enough for headline setting. It prioritizes atmosphere and tactile character over mechanical regularity.
At text sizes the texture becomes a defining feature, creating a gritty color on the page; at larger sizes the dry-brush artifacts and edge breakup become more legible and decorative. Spacing appears intentionally loose and inconsistent to preserve the natural handwritten rhythm, and punctuation in the sample shows the same soft, inked treatment.