Distressed Wehy 3 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merchandise, playful, handmade, gritty, casual, lively, handmade feel, bold impact, textured look, informal voice, brushy, inked, blunt, rounded, wobbly.
A chunky, hand-rendered display face with heavy strokes and soft, rounded terminals. Letterforms show noticeable wobble and uneven contouring, with rough, ink-like edges that create a stamped or brush-painted texture. Counters are compact and irregular, while curves and joins vary subtly from glyph to glyph, producing an organic rhythm. Uppercase reads as simple, blocky shapes, while the lowercase leans more handwritten with single-storey forms and occasional looped descenders; figures are similarly bold and simplified.
Best suited to short, high-impact copy such as posters, event graphics, packaging callouts, social graphics, and merchandise marks where a handmade texture is desirable. It can work for punchy subheads or pull quotes when you want personality, but it is less appropriate for long-form reading or UI text where clean edges and consistency are critical.
The font projects a friendly, scrappy energy—like marker lettering or thick brush sign paint applied quickly. Its roughness feels intentional and expressive, giving text a DIY, street-poster attitude that can shift from whimsical to slightly rebellious depending on context.
The design appears intended to mimic bold hand lettering with visible ink spread and imperfect outlines, prioritizing character and immediacy over precision. It aims to deliver an approachable, expressive display voice that feels printed, painted, or stamped rather than digitally constructed.
The dense silhouettes and textured edges create strong presence at larger sizes, while small details in the rough outline can begin to blur at small text sizes. Spacing appears loosely set with a hand-lettered feel, contributing to an informal, conversational cadence in paragraphs and headlines.