Distressed Hege 10 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logos, labels, handmade, rustic, expressive, casual, vintage, brush lettering, add texture, humanize type, vintage grit, brushy, textured, rough, inked, lively.
A slanted, handwritten brush style with compact proportions and lively rhythm. Strokes show visible pressure changes and frequent dry-brush breakup, producing rough edges and slightly mottled fills. Forms are loosely constructed with open counters and tapered terminals, and the overall width varies from glyph to glyph, enhancing the natural, drawn-in-one-take feel. Capitals are energetic and slightly jagged, while lowercase remains legible but irregular, with a noticeably small x-height relative to ascenders.
Well-suited to display settings where a hand-painted or shop-sign feel is desirable—posters, labels, packaging, event graphics, album art, and brand marks that want an artisanal tone. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers, especially when texture is meant to be part of the visual message.
The font feels informal and human, like quick lettering made with a brush pen or loaded marker. Its rough texture adds a weathered, gritty warmth that leans crafty and vintage rather than polished or corporate.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of brush lettering while preserving enough consistency for repeatable typesetting. The irregular edges and ink texture appear intentional, adding character and a worn, tactile surface that reads as authentic and handmade.
Texture is a defining feature: many joins and curves show bristled edges and occasional thickened blobs, suggesting ink drag and paper tooth. The numerals and punctuation keep the same gestural construction, supporting cohesive display use, while long passages will read best with comfortable tracking and generous leading due to the active edges.