Distressed Yase 7 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, apparel, headlines, rugged, energetic, vintage, handmade, casual, handcrafted feel, gritty display, retro impact, brush lettering, informal voice, brushy, textured, slanted, compact, punchy.
A slanted, brush-script style with compact proportions and lively, uneven stroke edges. Letterforms show clear pen/brush modulation and tapered terminals, with occasional ink-skip texture and roughened contours that create a worn print feel. The rhythm is quick and forward-leaning, with mostly discrete (non-connecting) characters and slightly irregular widths that keep the line moving. Uppercase forms are simple and assertive, while lowercase shapes stay tight with a modest x-height and narrow counters for a dense, graphic color.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, event titles, product labels, and brand marks where the rough brush texture can read clearly. It also works well for apparel graphics and merchandise, giving slogans and names a hand-made, energetic finish. For longer passages, larger sizes and generous line spacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is gritty and expressive—like hand-lettering made with a dry brush or marker on textured paper. It reads as informal and human, leaning toward retro and workwear aesthetics rather than polished calligraphy. The texture adds attitude and a sense of motion, making it feel bold and streetwise.
This font appears designed to deliver a bold, hand-painted script look with deliberate wear and texture, capturing the immediacy of brush lettering while staying cohesive in repeated use. The compact, forward-leaning construction emphasizes speed and impact, aiming for attention-grabbing display typography with a tactile, distressed edge.
Texture is consistent across the set, with rough edges more noticeable on curves and heavier downstrokes. Spacing appears fairly tight in running text, producing strong word shapes and a compact, poster-ready presence. Numerals share the same brushy construction and maintain the forward slant for cohesive mixed content.