Distressed Embis 3 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, stickers, event promos, social graphics, playful, grungy, handmade, cartoonish, casual, handmade feel, aged print, bold impact, casual branding, rounded, blobby, brushy, speckled, worn.
A heavy, rounded display face with blobby, brush-like strokes and irregular contours. Letterforms lean slightly and show noticeable variation in stroke rhythm and shape from glyph to glyph, giving a loose, hand-drawn feel. Interiors and fills feature scattered worn patches and nicks that read like distressed ink or rough printing, while counters remain generally open and legible. Terminals are soft and bulbous rather than sharp, and overall spacing feels lively and uneven in an intentional, organic way.
Best suited for display settings where texture and personality are desirable: posters, packaging, labels, stickers, and social or merchandise graphics. It works well for playful branding and attention-grabbing headlines, but the heavy fill and internal distress may reduce clarity at small sizes or in long-form text.
The font conveys a fun, scrappy energy—like bold marker lettering that’s been weathered or stamped imperfectly. Its imperfect texture and bouncy forms feel friendly and mischievous, leaning toward informal, DIY, and slightly rebellious tones rather than refined or corporate.
Likely designed to deliver a bold, friendly handwritten look with a built-in worn print texture, prioritizing character and impact over typographic neutrality. The combination of rounded forms, slight slant, and distressed fill suggests an intention to feel handcrafted and imperfect in a controlled, repeatable way for display typography.
The distressed breakup appears inside strokes as well as along edges, producing a mottled texture that becomes a defining feature at larger sizes. The bold weight and rounded construction help maintain readability despite the intentional roughness, especially in short headlines and punchy phrases.