Distressed Naza 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, book covers, zines, gritty, handmade, rustic, vintage, playful, analog texture, handmade feel, vintage print, casual display, grunge accent, rough-edged, inked, worn, organic, imperfect.
This typeface presents compact, hand-drawn letterforms with uneven, softly jagged outlines that mimic ink spread and worn printing. Strokes are mostly monolinear with modest contrast, and terminals are blunt, often slightly swollen or frayed. Curves are lumpy and irregular, counters are small to moderate, and many joins show subtle wobble that keeps the texture lively. Overall spacing feels tight and the rhythm is intentionally inconsistent, reinforcing a handmade, distressed surface while remaining readable in short text.
This font works best for display uses where texture and personality are desirable—posters, packaging labels, menu headings, book covers, and editorial callouts. It can also support short passages or taglines at comfortable sizes where the distressed edges read as intentional texture rather than noise.
The tone is gritty and tactile, like a stamped label or a quickly brushed marker on textured paper. Its irregular edges and bouncy proportions add a casual, slightly mischievous energy that reads as DIY, rustic, and a bit retro.
The design appears intended to recreate the look of rough printmaking or worn signage: a legible, narrow-ish hand style with purposeful imperfections, providing instant character and a tactile, analog feel in otherwise clean layouts.
Capitals lean toward simplified, blocky structures, while lowercase forms keep a hand-lettered feel with uneven bowls and occasional asymmetry. Numerals follow the same distressed treatment, with open shapes and slightly varying widths that contribute to an organic, non-mechanical cadence.