Distressed Alfu 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, social media, headlines, expressive, handwritten, edgy, casual, energetic, handmade feel, gritty texture, dynamic motion, display impact, informal voice, brushy, textured, slanted, condensed, gestural.
A condensed, right-slanted handwritten script with brush-pen construction and pronounced contrast between thick downstrokes and hairline upstrokes. Strokes show visible texture and fraying, with tapered entries/exits and occasional dry-brush breaks that create a deliberately rough edge. Letterforms are loosely connected in feel even when separated, with lively baseline movement and compact counters that keep the overall color dense and fast-paced.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text where the textured brush character can be appreciated—posters, album/cover graphics, apparel, packaging callouts, and social media headlines. It can also work for short quotes or signatures, but the narrow, high-contrast strokes and rough texture suggest avoiding long reading settings or very small sizes.
The font conveys an energetic, personal tone—like quick marker or brush lettering captured in the moment. Its roughened texture adds grit and urgency, giving the writing an edgy, contemporary feel rather than polished calligraphy.
The design appears intended to simulate fast, expressive brush handwriting with a distressed, dry-brush finish, prioritizing personality and motion over typographic cleanliness. It aims to deliver a bold handwritten voice for themed, contemporary display use where authenticity and texture are part of the message.
Capitals are tall and narrow with sweeping, gestural strokes that can read like display initials, while the lowercase maintains a tighter rhythm and more repetitive movement. Numerals and punctuation follow the same hand-drawn logic, keeping the overall impression cohesive and intentionally imperfect.