Distressed Uhwi 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, music promos, social graphics, handmade, gritty, casual, expressive, urban, hand lettering, authentic texture, display impact, casual branding, brushy, rough-edged, inked, tapered, textured.
A condensed, slanted handwritten display face with brush-pen construction and visibly rough, dry-ink edges. Strokes show tapered starts and finishes, occasional blobbing, and uneven pressure that creates a lively, broken texture along curves and terminals. Letterforms are simplified and open, with narrow proportions, compact counters, and a quick, rhythmic baseline that feels intentionally imperfect rather than geometric.
Best suited to short text in posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and promotional graphics where a hand-painted, textured voice is desired. It can also work for music/event promos and social media visuals, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting copy.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, with a slightly gritty, street-poster attitude. Its distressed brush texture reads as spontaneous and human, adding urgency and character without becoming illegible at display sizes.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering with authentic ink wear—capturing the motion, pressure changes, and imperfect edges of a real marker or brush pen. Its narrow, slanted stance prioritizes punchy, space-efficient display setting with a distinctly handmade signature.
Capitals and lowercase share a consistent marker/brush logic, with rounded forms (O, C, G) showing the strongest dry-brush breakup and verticals tending to be straighter and more ink-heavy. Numerals match the same quick, handwritten feel, with single-stroke simplicity and soft, tapered terminals that keep the set cohesive.