Distressed Ungo 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, social media, handmade, casual, rustic, vintage, energetic, handwritten look, analog texture, casual display, rustic branding, brushy, textured, roughened, slanted, expressive.
A slanted, brush-pen script with visibly textured edges and intermittent stroke breakup that mimics dry ink or worn printing. Strokes show organic modulation with tapered starts and finishes, plus occasional thickened blobs where the pen would naturally pause. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with lively baseline movement and uneven rhythm, and the set reads more like drawn lettering than a mechanically uniform script. Capitals are simple and open, while lowercase forms are tight and bouncy, creating a dense, quick handwritten color in text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handmade, textured script is an asset—posters, packaging callouts, café or craft branding, labels, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want a personal, slightly rugged voice rather than a clean script.
The overall tone is informal and human, with a slightly gritty, imperfect finish that feels lived-in rather than polished. It suggests quick notes, brush signage, or personal lettering with a nostalgic, analog edge.
The design appears intended to capture fast brush handwriting with a controlled distressed texture—balancing legibility with an intentionally imperfect, analog surface. It prioritizes expressive stroke character and authenticity over strict regularity.
Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an improvised handwritten feel. The texture remains consistent across letters and numerals, helping the distressed character feel intentional rather than accidental, though small sizes may amplify the roughness.