Distressed Faji 3 is a very bold, narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids, halloween, playful, handmade, worn, spooky, cartoon, expressiveness, handmade feel, vintage wear, attention grab, brushy, blobby, rounded, textured, inky.
A chunky, hand-drawn display face with rounded, slightly irregular strokes and soft corners. The letterforms have a brushy, inked look with visible texture and occasional roughness along edges and in counters, giving a worn printed feel. Proportions are compact and tall, with bouncy, uneven widths and a lively rhythm; terminals tend to be blunt and bulbous, and curves are generous and simplified for immediate impact.
Best suited to short, bold statements such as posters, headlines, product packaging, stickers, and social graphics where personality matters. It also fits playful or seasonal applications—especially kid-oriented materials and Halloween-style titling—while the distressed texture helps it stand out on flat, minimal backgrounds.
The overall tone is lighthearted and mischievous, combining a friendly cartoon warmth with a subtly gritty, distressed edge. Its irregularities read as intentional and tactile, evoking handmade signage and playful genre titling with a hint of spooky fun.
The design appears intended to deliver an expressive, hand-rendered voice that feels tactile and imperfect, like ink laid down quickly and reproduced with slight wear. It prioritizes character and punch over neutrality, aiming for high visibility and a friendly, themed display presence.
Uppercase and lowercase maintain a consistent, informal construction, and the numerals follow the same rounded, ink-heavy style. The texture becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, where the rough interior artifacts contribute to the character rather than reading as noise.