Distressed Bibu 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logos, labels, vintage, playful, rustic, handcrafted, theatrical, evoke vintage, add texture, create character, decorate headlines, brushy, swashy, inked, roughened, calligraphic.
A slanted, script-like display face with bold, high-contrast strokes and an ink-brush construction. Forms are built from rounded, looping curves with modest swashes and ball-like terminals, giving letters a lively, calligraphic rhythm. Edges and counters show intentional roughness and speckled wear, as if stamped or printed from a distressed plate, creating texture across both capitals and lowercase. Proportions feel compact with a relatively small x-height and pronounced ascenders/descenders, while overall spacing stays readable at display sizes.
This font is well suited to posters, event titles, packaging, labels, and branding where a vintage or handcrafted mood is desired. It performs best at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed texture and contrast can be appreciated, and can add character to short pull quotes or product names.
The texture and swashy italic flow evoke a vintage, handcrafted feel—part saloon poster, part old-time print ephemera. Its energetic curves read friendly and decorative rather than formal, with a slightly gritty, tactile character that suggests ink on rough paper.
The design appears intended to merge an italic brush-script silhouette with deliberate print wear, delivering a bold decorative voice that feels aged and tactile. The consistent roughening and swashy terminals suggest a goal of instant atmosphere over neutral text utility.
Capitals carry the strongest ornament and weight, making them effective as initial caps or headline starters. Numerals and lowercase keep the same worn texture and angled stress, maintaining consistent tone across mixed text while remaining best suited for short settings.