Distressed Uhhi 13 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, posters, handwritten, whimsical, vintage, delicate, casual, handwritten feel, signature look, vintage texture, personal tone, decorative display, loopy, spidery, airy, scratchy, inked.
A delicate, handwritten script with tall, narrow proportions and an overall forward slant. Strokes are thin and wiry with gently shifting pressure, creating subtle contrast and an ink-on-paper feel. Letterforms are loosely constructed with long ascenders and descenders, open bowls, and occasional loops, while edges remain slightly irregular, as if drawn with a dry pen or light brush. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic rhythm; capitals are especially tall and gestural, and numerals follow the same light, hand-rendered logic.
Best suited to display applications where a light, handwritten voice is desired—logos and boutique branding, packaging accents, invitations and greeting cards, editorial pull quotes, and poster headlines. It can work as a secondary typeface paired with a more neutral text face, where its character is used for emphasis rather than extended reading.
The font reads as informal and personal, like quick notes or an elegant scribble in a journal. Its airy lines and playful loops lend a romantic, slightly vintage tone, while the roughened, imperfect finish adds a lived-in, artisanal character rather than polished formality.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of a fast, stylish signature with a slightly worn ink texture. The intention appears to prioritize personality and gesture—tall, expressive capitals and a nimble lowercase—over strict uniformity, yielding an authentic hand-drawn look for themed and decorative use.
In running text, the tall capitals and very small lowercase body create pronounced vertical movement and a lively texture. The distressed irregularities are subtle but consistent enough to keep the line feeling hand-made, especially at larger sizes.