Distressed Ohre 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, headlines, quotes, handmade, energetic, casual, expressive, rustic, handwritten look, brush texture, casual display, human warmth, brushy, textured, tapered, bouncy, organic.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with tapered strokes that swell and snap to fine points, producing a lively high-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are narrow and upright-leaning with uneven stroke edges and occasional ink-drag texture, giving a deliberately imperfect, hand-rendered finish. Capitals are compact and gestural, while lowercase forms show simple looped joins and a bouncy baseline that varies slightly from glyph to glyph.
Well-suited for short display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging labels, and social graphics where a handmade voice is desirable. It also works for pull quotes and brand accents, especially when paired with a more neutral text face for supporting copy.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with an energetic, handcrafted feel that reads like quick marker or brush lettering. The roughened edges and slight wobble add a rustic, lived-in character that can feel playful, crafty, or street-poster casual depending on context.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering with visible ink character—tapered strokes, lively slant, and textured edges—to deliver an authentic, human feel. Its narrow, rhythmic forms prioritize personality and motion over formal regularity.
Texture is most noticeable at stroke terminals and along heavier verticals, where the counters and edges look slightly ragged rather than cleanly outlined. Spacing appears naturally irregular in a way consistent with hand lettering, and some glyphs show simplified, sign-painter-like structures that prioritize flow over strict uniformity.