Distressed Unne 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, apparel, album art, expressive, handmade, rustic, casual, dramatic, handwritten realism, textured brush, casual display, vintage grit, brushy, textured, scratchy, dry-brush, gestural.
A slanted, brush-script style with high-contrast strokes that alternate between thick, ink-heavy downstrokes and fine, hairline connectors. Letterforms are tall and compact, with tight, narrow counters and a lively, uneven rhythm that suggests fast, pressure-driven writing. Terminals often taper to sharp points or frayed ends, and the stroke edges show consistent roughness and breakup, creating a worn, dry-brush texture. Uppercase forms are simplified and calligraphic rather than formal, while the lowercase keeps a monoline-like thread in places but snaps back to bold swells, reinforcing the hand-drawn feel.
Best suited for short-form display settings where texture and gesture can carry the message—posters, headlines, packaging labels, apparel graphics, and promotional materials. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or brand accents, but the distressed brush texture and compact proportions make it less ideal for long passages or small UI text.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, combining a dramatic calligraphic slant with a gritty, tactile texture. It reads as human and expressive—more like a marker or brush dragged across toothy paper than a polished digital script—giving text a lively, slightly rugged personality.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering with visible ink drag and edge wear, prioritizing immediacy and atmosphere over smooth uniformity. Its narrow, high-energy forms aim to deliver an expressive script look that feels hand-made and slightly weathered.
Spacing and joins feel intentionally irregular, with occasional compressed shapes and brisk ascenders/descenders that add momentum in running text. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with angled strokes and tapered entries that maintain the textured ink behavior.