Distressed Afve 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, apparel, packaging, headlines, expressive, handmade, dramatic, energetic, vintage, display impact, handmade feel, vintage wear, script flair, brushy, textured, slanted, calligraphic, compact.
A compact, right-slanted brush script with pronounced thick–thin contrast and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show dry-brush texture and slightly ragged edges that create a worn, printed feel, especially in heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and upright in their internal structure but lean strongly, with tight counters, tapered terminals, and occasional swashy curves in capitals. Spacing feels irregular in a natural way, reinforcing an organic, drawn-with-ink impression across both the uppercase set and the smaller, delicate lowercase.
This font is well suited to short, high-impact settings such as logos, product names, poster headlines, album/cover art, and apparel graphics where texture is an asset. It can also work for packaging and promotional collateral that benefits from a handmade, energetic script presence.
The overall tone is expressive and slightly gritty, balancing elegant calligraphic motion with a roughened, streetwise texture. It reads as bold and confident rather than formal, evoking hand-painted signage, quick marker lettering, or distressed print ephemera.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering while adding a distressed surface to suggest age, wear, or rough printing. Its narrow proportions and emphatic contrast aim to maximize impact and style in display sizes without losing the feel of real ink on paper.
Capitals are especially showy and gestural, while the lowercase stays comparatively restrained and compact, which helps maintain readability in mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same brushed logic, with angled strokes and textured weight buildup that keeps them visually consistent with the alphabet.