Distressed Daja 14 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, apparel, album art, packaging, handmade, expressive, casual, edgy, retro, handmade feel, analog texture, bold personality, headline impact, brush script, dry brush, textured, slanted, calligraphic.
A slanted, brush-script style with high-contrast strokes that taper into pointed terminals and occasional flared entries. Letterforms are narrow and energetic, with a slightly irregular baseline rhythm and variable stroke fullness that mimics quick marker or brush pressure. The texture shows subtle roughness and intermittent speckling within strokes, giving a dry-brush, lightly worn print feel. Uppercase forms read as simplified, brushy caps, while lowercase maintains a more cursive flow with compact counters and a short x-height impression.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as posters, social graphics, product labels, apparel graphics, and album or event branding where a handwritten brush vibe is desirable. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when used at sizes large enough to let the textured stroke detail remain legible.
The font conveys a fast, handwritten confidence—casual and personal, but with a gritty, street-poster edge. Its dry-brush texture adds a vintage, analog tone that feels crafted rather than polished, making it lively and attention-seeking.
Likely designed to deliver a quick, brush-lettered look with an intentionally imperfect, dry-ink texture—capturing the energy of hand-painted signage and expressive modern calligraphy while retaining a consistent, repeatable font rhythm.
Spacing appears relatively tight and the narrow construction can amplify the sense of speed and verticality. The distressed texture is consistent across letters and numerals, helping headings feel cohesive, while long text may look busy at smaller sizes due to the broken edges and sharp joins.