Distressed Unby 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, social graphics, handmade, expressive, gritty, casual, energetic, hand lettering, authenticity, texture, expressiveness, impact, brushy, textured, inked, slanted, organic.
A lively, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and visibly textured, dry-brush edges. Strokes show natural pressure changes, with occasional tapering terminals and slightly swollen joins that mimic ink pooling. Letterforms are compact and narrow overall, with a bouncy baseline rhythm and uneven stroke boundaries that add a worn, hand-rendered character. Capitals are larger and more gestural, while the lowercase stays small and quick, with simple, handwritten structures and variable sidebearings that create an irregular, human cadence.
Best suited to short, punchy copy where the brush texture and irregular rhythm can be appreciated—posters, packaging callouts, café or bar branding, album/cover art, and social media headlines. It works well for thematic designs that want an authentic, hand-inked look rather than a clean script.
The tone is informal and personal, like fast marker lettering on paper, but with a gritty, distressed finish that feels raw and tactile. It conveys spontaneity and energy—more street-poster or notebook than polished calligraphy—making it feel approachable while still attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing, preserving imperfections—dry-brush breakup, pressure variation, and uneven spacing—to create a deliberately distressed, human-made signature for display typography.
The texture is a defining feature: many strokes show broken edges and slight wobble, which can add charm at display sizes but will read more rugged as size decreases. Numerals follow the same brushy construction and slant, keeping a cohesive handwritten voice across letters and figures.