Distressed Anda 4 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event promos, handmade, gritty, energetic, streetwise, expressive, handmade feel, raw texture, fast impact, display voice, urban edge, brushy, textured, dry brush, jagged, painterly.
A condensed, forward-leaning brush script with strong thick–thin swing and visibly dry, broken edges. Strokes look pressure-driven, with tapered entries/exits and occasional ink skips that create a scratchy interior texture. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with lively baseline bounce, compact counters, and simplified terminals that keep the rhythm fast and vertical. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while lowercase stays compact and tightly spaced, producing a dense, punchy line color.
Works best for short, prominent copy where texture and motion are assets—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, album/playlist artwork, and apparel graphics. It’s particularly effective in high-contrast layouts and single-color applications where the rough stroke edges can read clearly.
The overall tone is raw and human, like a quick marker or brush pass on a poster. The distressed texture adds grit and urgency, giving it a contemporary, rebellious feel suited to high-energy messaging rather than polished formality.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering with a deliberately weathered finish. The narrow, slanted construction and punchy contrast prioritize impact and speed, aiming for a bold, contemporary display voice with tactile, imperfect character.
Texture and stroke breakup vary from glyph to glyph, which reinforces an authentic, hand-rendered impression. Small sizes may lose some interior detail as the rough edges and narrow apertures visually fill in, while larger settings highlight the dry-brush character.