Distressed Ohgi 7 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, album covers, expressive, rugged, vintage, energetic, handmade, handmade feel, retro texture, bold emphasis, analog print, brushy, inked, scratchy, textured, slanted.
An expressive, slanted brush-script with visibly textured strokes and a dry-ink edge. Forms show pronounced contrast between thicker downstrokes and finer connecting strokes, with tapered terminals and occasional flicks that suggest fast, single-pass writing. The letterforms are compact and somewhat condensed, with a lively, uneven rhythm and small variations in stroke width and finish that read as intentional wear. Numerals and capitals follow the same painted, slightly ragged construction, keeping a consistent hand-rendered character across the set.
Best suited to short display settings where its texture and motion can be appreciated—posters, headlines, product labels, and brand marks that want a handmade edge. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or event graphics, especially when paired with a clean sans for contrast. At very small sizes, the distressed edges may reduce clarity, so it favors medium-to-large text.
The font conveys a bold, human voice—more street-poster and studio-made than polished corporate. Its roughened brush texture and brisk slant create a sense of urgency and attitude, while the calligraphic movement keeps it personable and expressive. Overall it feels retro and crafty, like ink dragged across paper or screen-printed with imperfect coverage.
Designed to emulate energetic brush lettering with natural variation and worn ink, delivering a gritty, hand-crafted look. The slant and high-contrast strokes aim to add speed and emphasis, while the rough texture suggests print wear and analog production.
Texture is most evident at curves, joins, and terminals, where edges feather and counters can look slightly mottled. Spacing and stroke endings vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-painted impression and helping it avoid a mechanical script feel.