Distressed Ufly 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, album art, handwritten, expressive, vintage, edgy, casual, handmade feel, gritty texture, dynamic emphasis, informal voice, brushy, scratchy, textured, calligraphic, slanted.
A slanted handwritten display face with a brush-pen feel and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are condensed and agile, with tapered entries/exits, occasional sharp terminals, and intermittent ink-dry texture that creates rough, broken edges. Counters stay fairly open despite the narrow proportions, and the baseline rhythm is lively, with slightly uneven widths and spacing that reinforce a hand-drawn construction.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its texture and motion can be appreciated—posters, packaging labels, brand marks, and punchy headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or social graphics, but benefits from comfortable tracking and moderate sizes to keep the distressed edges from filling in.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, with a slightly gritty, worn character that reads like quick marker or brush lettering on paper. It balances playful movement with a sharper, more dramatic edge, making it feel both personable and a bit rebellious.
This design appears intended to mimic fast, brushy handwriting with intentional wear and irregularity, delivering a lively script-like voice that feels human and tactile. The condensed, slanted forms suggest a focus on expressive display use rather than extended reading.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, gestural construction (notably in the curves of C/G/S and the looped Q), while the lowercase adds extra bounce and variability. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with narrow forms and tapered strokes that keep the texture consistent across the set.