Distressed Anpy 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Catesque' by Gumpita Rahayu, 'Equip' by Hoftype, and 'Averta PE' and 'Averta Standard PE' by Intelligent Design (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, labels, headlines, branding, handmade, rustic, vintage, playful, gritty, add texture, evoke print wear, humanize sans, create grit, roughened, inked, textured, imperfect, stamped.
A casual sans with softly rounded forms and subtly uneven geometry. Strokes keep a largely consistent thickness but show distressed edges and occasional interior speckling, mimicking ink drag or worn printing. Terminals are blunt and slightly irregular, with gentle curves in rounds and open counters that maintain clarity. Spacing and widths feel loosely normalized yet naturally varied, giving lines a lightly bouncy rhythm without tipping into full handwriting.
Well suited for display use where the rough texture can carry personality—posters, packaging, labels, and branding systems that want an analog or handcrafted feel. It can also work for short passages or captions when a casual, lived-in tone is desired, though the distressed details will be more prominent at larger sizes.
The texture and unevenness give the face a handmade, analog character that feels warm and approachable rather than severe. Its worn, inky finish suggests a vintage, craft-oriented tone with a touch of grit, making it read as informal and personable.
The design appears intended to combine clean, readable sans letterforms with a deliberately worn, inked texture to evoke printed ephemera and handmade production. It balances legibility with atmosphere, aiming for a versatile everyday shape made distinctive through distressing.
The distress is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, reading as surface wear rather than structural distortion. At text sizes the texture remains visible but doesn’t overwhelm letter recognition, while in larger settings the rough edges become a defining graphic feature.