Distressed Daja 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, social media, headlines, handwritten, casual, energetic, rustic, expressive, handmade feel, dry brush, casual display, craft aesthetic, brushy, roughened, textured, slanted, organic.
An italic, brush-pen styled design with brisk, connected-script energy translated into discrete letterforms. Strokes show noticeable pressure variation, with tapered entries and exits and thicker downstrokes, producing a lively rhythm across words. Edges are intentionally rough and slightly broken, as if drawn with a dry marker or textured brush, giving counters and terminals a worn, imperfect finish. Letterforms are compact with tight, upright-ish bowls and quick curves, and spacing feels irregular in a natural, handwritten way.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and gesture are an asset—posters, packaging callouts, café/food branding, event promos, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads when paired with a calmer text face, but the rough stroke texture and handwritten spacing make it more compelling at larger sizes.
The overall tone is informal and human, with a confident, on-the-fly feel like quick signage or a note written with a felt brush. The distressed texture adds a slightly gritty, handcrafted character that reads as authentic rather than polished. Its slant and sharp tempo suggest motion and spontaneity.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting with a deliberately weathered finish, combining expressive stroke contrast with imperfect edges to feel handmade and lived-in. The forms prioritize personality and momentum over strict regularity, aiming for a natural, crafted impression in display typography.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, sign-painter caps, while the lowercase maintains a fast, cursive cadence with short ascenders/descenders and compact interiors. Numerals match the same brushy construction and rough edges, helping mixed text feel consistent.