Distressed Buru 6 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, album art, expressive, gritty, dynamic, handmade, casual, handmade effect, high impact, expressive display, brush lettering, brushy, textured, slanted, energetic, rough-edged.
A slanted brush-script with thick, pressure-driven strokes and crisp tapering at entry and exit points. Letterforms are compact and vertically oriented, with a lively baseline and slight variability in stroke shape that suggests fast, hand-painted construction. Edges show visible texture and minor irregularities, creating a worn, ink-drag character rather than smooth calligraphic outlines. Counters are small in places and joins are assertive, giving the overall texture a dense, punchy rhythm in text.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, event promotions, and bold social graphics where texture and motion are desirable. It can add personality to branding accents, packaging callouts, and apparel or sticker-style designs. For longer passages, it works most comfortably as a display layer rather than continuous body text due to the dense strokes and textured edges.
The tone is energetic and streetwise, balancing a friendly handwritten feel with a gritty, distressed finish. It reads as informal and emphatic, like a marker or brush headline made quickly for impact. The texture adds attitude and a slightly rebellious, urban edge.
Designed to mimic quick brush lettering with a deliberately rough finish, delivering high-impact display text that feels handmade and immediate. The compact proportions and strong contrast aim to keep words legible at headline sizes while preserving a raw, expressive stroke texture.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent brush logic, with simplified, gesture-first shapes that prioritize momentum over strict symmetry. Numerals follow the same painted construction, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive. The distress is integrated into the stroke texture, so the font’s character becomes more pronounced as sizes increase.