Distressed Ohju 13 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, packaging, event promos, headlines, expressive, gritty, energetic, handmade, dramatic, handmade feel, rugged impact, expressive display, ink texture, brushy, textured, calligraphic, slanted, dynamic.
A slanted, brush-driven letterform with sharp thick-to-thin transitions and visibly textured edges. Strokes show dry-brush breakup, tapered terminals, and occasional ink pooling that creates irregular contours and lively counters. Proportions vary per glyph, with a compact lowercase presence and a rhythm that alternates between narrow joins and broad, sweeping bowls, producing an intentionally uneven, organic color in text.
Best suited for display typography where texture and gesture are part of the message—posters, promotional headlines, album or book covers, packaging, and branded graphics. It can also work for short pull quotes or title treatments where a rugged, hand-rendered voice is desired.
The overall tone feels bold and visceral, like quickly lettered signage or an emphatic headline written with a loaded brush. Its rough texture and aggressive angles add urgency and attitude, while the calligraphic movement keeps it expressive rather than mechanical.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with deliberate distressing, combining calligraphic contrast with a worn, tactile finish. Its variable shapes and textured edges prioritize expressive impact and a handcrafted feel over strict uniformity for long-form reading.
Texture is consistent enough to read as a deliberate surface treatment, not random noise, and it remains legible at display sizes. The uppercase forms read as punchy and assertive, while the lowercase carries more cursive motion; numerals follow the same brushy, irregular logic for a cohesive set.