Distressed Afja 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, quotes, casual, handmade, rustic, expressive, dynamic, handwritten feel, brush texture, grit, display impact, informal tone, brushy, textured, sketchy, organic, lively.
A slanted handwritten script with brush-pen construction and pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and hairline upstrokes. Strokes show dry-brush texture and slight edge breakup, creating an inked, worn-in look rather than a clean vector finish. Letterforms are narrow and upright-leaning with compact counters, a modest x-height, and a mix of rounded and angular joins that keeps the rhythm energetic. Terminals are tapered and often slightly hooked, and spacing is relatively tight, giving words a fast, continuous feel even though the letters are not fully connected like formal cursive.
Well-suited to short to medium-length display settings where texture and motion are desirable, such as branding marks, packaging labels, posters, album/cover art, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or headers when set with enough size and breathing room to preserve the brush detail and keep narrow letters from feeling crowded.
The overall tone is casual and human, with a gritty, analog warmth that suggests quick note-taking or expressive lettering. The roughened texture adds a vintage, workmanlike character, balancing friendliness with a slightly edgy, street-level grit.
Likely designed to capture a quick brush-lettered look with intentional wear and ink breakup, offering an expressive script that feels handcrafted and informal. The narrow, slanted forms and high-contrast strokes aim for punchy headlines and personality-forward typography rather than long-form readability.
Uppercase forms read like loose, handwritten caps rather than formal script capitals, helping the font feel informal in titles. Numerals follow the same brushy logic and maintain the textured stroke finish, staying visually consistent in mixed text. The texture is most noticeable at larger sizes and in heavier strokes, where the dry-brush grain becomes a key part of the personality.