Distressed Urri 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, apparel, social media, album art, handmade, casual, lively, expressive, rugged, handwritten feel, added texture, informal impact, display emphasis, brush, textured, dry stroke, slanted, bouncy.
A slanted brush-script with quick, calligraphic construction and a visibly dry, textured stroke. Letterforms are narrow and loosely connected in feel, with variable stroke width and occasional ink buildup at turns, creating a mottled edge and broken counters in places. The rhythm is energetic and slightly bouncy, with simplified terminals, tapered entries, and a generally compact lowercase profile that keeps the text line tight and forward-leaning.
Well-suited for short headlines, product names, and promotional phrases where an energetic, handcrafted voice is desirable. The textured stroke makes it effective in display contexts such as posters, packaging labels, apparel graphics, and social media creatives. It can also work for secondary branding elements or pull quotes, where a casual script adds contrast to more neutral body text.
The overall tone is informal and human, like fast marker or brush lettering used for emphasis. The distressed texture adds a gritty, tactile character that reads as handcrafted and a bit rebellious rather than polished. It feels approachable and contemporary, with enough roughness to suggest street, craft, or DIY contexts.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering with authentic friction and ink depletion, delivering a natural, imperfect finish. Its condensed, forward-leaning forms prioritize momentum and personality, aiming for impact and a handmade feel in display settings.
Uppercase forms stay legible while retaining the same brush logic as the lowercase, and numerals follow the same gestural, hand-drawn treatment. The texture is consistent across sizes in the samples, with small breaks and rough edges contributing more character than decorative swashes.