Distressed Nunaj 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, book covers, menu design, handmade, rustic, playful, gritty, whimsical, handmade look, textured display, casual warmth, organic tone, vintage feel, brushy, textured, organic, wobbly, ink-like.
A narrow, hand-rendered text face with brush/ink-like strokes and noticeably irregular contours. Stems show subtle waviness and tapered terminals, with occasional bulbous ends that suggest a loaded brush or marker. Overall contrast is moderate and inconsistent in a natural way, with rounded joins and slightly uneven curves that create a lively rhythm. Uppercase forms are compact and slightly quirky, while the lowercase is smaller with a short x-height and variable widths that emphasize a casual, handwritten cadence.
Best suited to display use where its handmade texture can be appreciated—posters, cover titles, packaging, labels, and menu or café branding. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when set generously, but it’s most effective for headlines and mid-size text where the irregular stroke edges read as intentional texture rather than noise.
The texture and wobble give it an informal, human tone—part vintage poster, part sketchbook lettering. Its roughened edges and inky density add a tactile, slightly gritty charm, while the simplified shapes keep it friendly and approachable rather than harsh.
The design appears intended to mimic expressive brush lettering with a lightly distressed finish, delivering an organic, imperfect look that feels printed or drawn by hand. Its compact proportions and animated stroke behavior aim to add character and warmth to contemporary layouts that need a crafted, artisanal voice.
In the sample text, the font maintains readability but shows strong personality in prominent curves and narrow counters, especially in letters like S, a, e, and g. The overall color on the page is fairly dark due to the filled, brushy strokes, making spacing and line breaks important for comfortable reading at smaller sizes.