Distressed Gofu 14 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, social media, handmade, casual, rustic, lively, organic, handmade feel, added texture, casual display, analog character, rough, textured, brushy, irregular, condensed.
A narrow, hand-drawn letterform with brush-like strokes and visibly irregular edges that create a worn, textured silhouette. Strokes show subtle pressure variation and occasional tapering, with a slightly jittery baseline and loose, human spacing that varies from glyph to glyph. Counters are generally open and simple, and terminals tend to be rounded or softly frayed rather than sharply finished, giving the set an intentionally imperfect, ink-on-paper feel.
Works best in short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are desired: posters, packaging callouts, labels, event graphics, and social media headers. It can also suit pull quotes or subheads when a handmade, slightly worn tone is needed, though the roughness is most effective when given enough size to breathe.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, balancing friendliness with a gritty, analog roughness. It reads like quick marker or dry-brush lettering—approachable and energetic, with a subtle distressed character that suggests craft, indie, or DIY aesthetics.
The design appears aimed at capturing the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering while adding a lightly weathered finish, creating a condensed display voice that feels personal, crafty, and imperfect by choice.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping it feel cohesive in longer lines of text. The condensed proportions and tall ascenders give it a brisk vertical rhythm, while the uneven stroke edges add visual noise that becomes part of the personality at display sizes.