Distressed Ufre 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social, headlines, handwritten, expressive, casual, energetic, gritty, handmade feel, texture, motion, casual voice, display impact, brushy, roughened, inked, slanted, organic.
A slanted, handwritten brush style with quick, tapered strokes and visible pressure changes that create a lively, slightly uneven rhythm. Terminals often finish in sharp flicks or soft, bristled ends, with occasional ink buildup and subtle roughness along curves that reads as natural texture rather than clean vector geometry. Letterforms are compact and tall, with narrow internal spacing and simplified constructions, while capitals mix rounded bowls and angled joins for a dynamic, improvised feel. Numerals follow the same gestural logic, keeping a consistent handwritten cadence across the set.
Works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, branding accents, packaging labels, social media graphics, and headline treatments where the brush texture can be appreciated. It can also serve as an informal display companion to a clean sans in layouts that need a human, hand-drawn contrast.
The overall tone feels personal and spontaneous, like fast marker or brush-pen lettering used for notes, packaging callouts, or headline scribbles. The textured edges and irregular stroke behavior add a slightly gritty, lived-in character that reads energetic rather than polished or formal.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush lettering with visible texture and natural variation, prioritizing personality and motion over typographic neutrality. The slanted stance and tapered strokes suggest an intent to provide an expressive, hand-made voice for contemporary display settings.
Spacing and stroke rhythm are intentionally irregular, giving words a natural hand-set flow; this texture becomes more apparent at larger sizes where the bristle-like edges and stroke starts/finishes are easier to see. The very small x-height relative to ascenders and capitals makes lowercase text feel airy and gestural, with a strong emphasis on upward strokes.