Distressed Duji 6 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, headlines, event promos, handmade, playful, energetic, casual, grunge, handwritten feel, ink texture, diy aesthetic, expressive display, brushy, textured, inked, organic, roughened.
A compact, hand-drawn brush style with upright-to-slightly slanted construction and lively, uneven stroke edges. The letters show a dry-brush texture with visible streaking and small breaks, creating a worn ink look. Strokes are generally thick with tapered starts and ends, rounded terminals, and subtly wobbly curves that keep the rhythm informal. Spacing reads slightly irregular in a natural, handwritten way, with open counters and simplified forms that stay legible at display sizes.
Best suited for short, prominent text where the brush texture can read clearly—posters, event promotions, packaging callouts, social graphics, and bold pull quotes. It also works for brand accents in food, beverage, craft, and lifestyle contexts where an authentic handmade voice is desired.
The overall tone is crafty and personable, like quick marker lettering scanned from paper. Its roughened texture adds a DIY, street-poster attitude while still feeling friendly and approachable. The effect is expressive and energetic rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic real brush lettering with imperfect ink coverage, prioritizing character and spontaneity over mechanical consistency. The condensed proportions help it fit impactful headlines into tighter spaces while the distressed texture supplies a tactile, printed-by-hand impression.
Uppercase forms are tall and condensed with simplified geometry, while the lowercase has a looser, brush-script influence and more variation in joins and terminal shapes. Numerals follow the same painted texture and rounded, handwritten feel, keeping the set visually cohesive in mixed text.