Distressed Atri 14 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, packaging, posters, quotes, handwritten, expressive, classic, dramatic, artful, handmade feel, brush lettering, display impact, vintage texture, brushy, calligraphic, textured, slanted, lively.
This font is a slanted, brush-pen script with high-contrast strokes that move between hairline entries and heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and compact with a short x-height, giving lowercase words a tight, quick rhythm. Strokes show visible texture and slight irregularity, as if drawn with a dry or fast-moving brush, producing tapered terminals and occasional rough edges. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a handwritten, semi-connected flow without relying on strict cursive joins throughout.
It works well for branding and logotype-style wordmarks, packaging labels, and poster headlines where a handcrafted, brush-script voice is desired. It can also serve pull quotes, invitations, and short editorial headers, especially when paired with a calmer serif or sans for supporting text.
The overall tone feels personal and energetic, like quick calligraphy for display use. Its textured stroke and brisk slant add a slightly rugged, vintage-leaning character while still reading as elegant and intentional. The result is expressive and confident rather than delicate or formal.
The design appears intended to mimic fast brush lettering—capturing pressure changes, tapered starts, and slightly worn ink edges—while keeping letterforms coherent enough for short-to-medium display lines. The narrow proportions and pronounced slant help create a dynamic, flowing texture across words.
Uppercase letters are notably gestural and open, with sweeping entry/exit strokes that create strong word shapes in titles. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with italicized forms and brisk curves that keep the set visually consistent. In longer samples, the texture remains prominent, so the font reads best where the brush character is meant to be part of the message.