Distressed Ohfa 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logotypes, social, handmade, gritty, energetic, expressive, vintage, hand-lettered feel, add texture, vintage punch, casual impact, brushy, roughened, inked, calligraphic, textured.
A slanted, brush-pen script with high-contrast strokes that shift between sharp, tapered entries and broader, ink-heavy terminals. Letterforms show a lively, handwritten rhythm and slightly uneven width from glyph to glyph, with compact lowercase proportions and a relatively modest x-height. Edges are intentionally roughened and broken in places, creating a worn, printed/inked texture while keeping counters mostly open and recognizable. Capitals are bold and gestural, with simplified, single-stroke constructions and occasional angular joins that read as fast brush movement.
Best suited to display sizes where the textured stroke edges can be appreciated—posters, event promos, album/film titles, packaging callouts, and bold pull quotes. It also works well for logo wordmarks and branded social graphics when a handmade, inked personality is desired; for longer text, larger sizes and generous spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is raw and human, combining the immediacy of quick signwriting with a distressed, slightly gritty finish. It feels energetic and informal, with a vintage-meets-street sensibility that adds attitude and movement to short phrases.
The design appears intended to deliver a confident brush-script voice with deliberate wear, balancing legibility with a tactile, imperfect surface. It aims to evoke hand-painted lettering and rough ink impressions, adding character and urgency to modern display typography.
The distressed texture is consistent across the set, appearing as intermittent edge chatter and small voids within strokes rather than heavy erosion. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with lively curves and tapered starts that help them blend naturally with the alphabet.