Distressed Dagi 1 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, social media, expressive, handmade, gritty, energetic, casual, handwritten feel, textured impact, headline punch, authenticity, brush, textured, slanted, tapered, dry brush.
An italic, brush-script style with narrow, fast-moving letterforms and pronounced thick–thin contrast. Strokes look pressure-driven and slightly dry, creating ragged edges and occasional broken texture that reads like ink on toothy paper. Terminals are tapered and often flick upward, with compact bowls and a relatively low x-height that keeps lowercase tight and lively. Spacing feels organic rather than mechanically even, reinforcing a handwritten rhythm while remaining coherent across the alphabet and figures.
Works best for short-to-medium display text where the textured brush character can be appreciated: posters, album/film graphics, event promos, packaging callouts, and punchy branding lines. It can also add personality to social graphics and pull quotes, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is spontaneous and human, with a gritty, tactile edge that adds urgency and attitude. It carries a contemporary, streetwise flavor—more candid and expressive than formal—suggesting motion, confidence, and a bit of rough charm.
Designed to simulate quick, pressure-sensitive brush lettering with intentional texture and irregularity, delivering a handmade look that feels immediate and expressive. The narrow, slanted forms and high-contrast strokes appear aimed at creating energetic headlines and signature-style wordmarks rather than extended reading.
Capitals are gesture-led and slightly more open, helping starts of words stand out in display settings. Numerals keep the same brush logic and texture, with distinctive stroke breaks that become more visible as size increases; in smaller settings the roughness may compress into a darker, inkier color.