Distressed Biva 5 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, retro, playful, handmade, lively, casual, hand-lettered look, vintage texture, expressive display, sign-painter style, brush script, textured, worn, rounded, looped.
A slanted, brush-script display face with energetic, looped letterforms and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes have rounded terminals and a slightly dry, textured edge that creates a worn print/paint feel rather than a perfectly smooth outline. Capitals are ornate and tall with generous swashes and entry strokes, while lowercase forms are more compact and bouncy with varied joining behavior. Overall spacing feels open and rhythmic, with irregularities that reinforce a handmade impression.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its brush texture and swashy capitals can be appreciated—logos, product names, poster headlines, and retail or café-style signage. It can also work for packaging callouts and social graphics, especially when paired with a simple sans for supporting copy.
The font reads as friendly and expressive, with a nostalgic, sign-painter flavor and a touch of grit from the roughened contours. It conveys motion and personality, balancing bold presence with an informal, approachable tone.
The design appears intended to emulate bold brush lettering with a slightly distressed finish, combining high-contrast calligraphic strokes with lively, informal proportions for attention-grabbing display typography.
Numerals follow the same brush logic and slant, with curvy, calligraphic shapes and occasional small flicks at terminals. The texture is consistent across glyphs, giving solid color at large sizes while preserving a tactile, ink-on-paper character.