Distressed Dazi 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, book covers, handmade, gritty, expressive, casual, energetic, handmade feel, raw texture, urgent tone, display impact, brushy, textured, dry-stroke, tall, condensed.
A tall, condensed handwritten italic with a dry-brush texture and visibly uneven edges. Strokes show intermittent thinning and slight breaks, suggesting quick marker or brush-pen movement with light pressure changes. Letterforms lean consistently to the right with narrow counters, compact sidebearings, and a lively, irregular baseline rhythm. Capitals are sharp and angular in places, while lowercase forms are simplified and sketch-like, with small bowls and short ascenders/descenders relative to the overall tall proportion.
This face performs best at display sizes where its dry-brush texture and irregular contours remain legible and intentional. It suits posters, book and film cover titling, album art, apparel graphics, and packaging that benefits from a handmade, distressed voice. For longer text, it works most effectively in short bursts—pull quotes, captions, or punchy subheads—where its energetic rhythm doesn’t overwhelm readability.
The overall tone is raw and human, with a restless, improvised feel that reads as bold, gritty, and a little edgy. The textured stroke and narrow, slanted posture give it a fast, street-level energy suited to dramatic or suspenseful messaging.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, hand-rendered brush/marker look with deliberate wear and texture, prioritizing attitude and motion over smooth regularity. Its narrow, slanted structure aims to deliver strong vertical punch and urgency while maintaining a distinctly human, imperfect finish.
The texture is a core part of the design: edges feather and wobble slightly, and some joins look intentionally rough rather than geometric. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with narrow silhouettes and occasional stroke tapering that keeps them visually consistent with the letters.