Distressed Teri 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, event flyers, headlines, handmade, grunge, playful, indie, raw, handmade feel, worn print, diy character, display impact, brushy, roughened, blotchy, casual, textured.
A hand-rendered, all-caps-and-lowercase style with chunky, brushy strokes and visibly roughened edges. Letterforms are mostly upright with slightly variable widths and an uneven baseline rhythm, giving the set a lively, imperfect cadence. Terminals look dabbed or dragged, with occasional blobby joins and small ink-like voids that create a worn, printed texture. Counters are generally compact, and the lowercase appears small relative to the capitals, reinforcing a punchy, poster-like color on the page.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where the rough texture can be appreciated: posters, album covers, event flyers, labels, and packaging. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or title treatments when a handmade, imperfect finish is desirable.
The overall tone feels handmade and scrappy, like quick brush lettering or a stamped mark pulled from a well-used template. Its texture reads informal and energetic, leaning toward DIY, zine, and garage-bands aesthetics rather than polished branding.
The design appears intended to simulate expressive brush or marker lettering with a worn print/ink-transfer feel. Its irregular outlines and slightly inconsistent proportions prioritize character and immediacy over precision, aiming for impactful, textured display typography.
The distressed texture is consistent across letters and numerals, helping headings feel cohesive even when spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph. Numerals share the same rough stroke behavior, making them suitable for bold, attention-getting settings where texture is part of the voice.