Distressed Uhdy 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, apparel, packaging, energetic, handmade, edgy, expressive, casual, handmade feel, high impact, urban edge, texture emphasis, motion, brushy, rough, inky, gestural, slanted.
A condensed, right-slanted brush script with visibly dry, textured stroke edges and occasional ink pooling. Strokes show moderate thick–thin modulation and a fast, gestural rhythm, with narrow letterforms and variable advance widths that create a lively, uneven color on the line. Terminals are often tapered or slightly frayed, and joins feel hand-drawn rather than mechanically smoothed, reinforcing an organic, imperfect finish.
Best suited to short, prominent text where texture and motion are assets—posters, social graphics, album or event branding, apparel graphics, and punchy packaging callouts. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set with ample tracking and line spacing to keep the narrow, energetic strokes from visually clumping.
The overall tone is bold and spontaneous, like quick marker or brush lettering used for emphasis. Its roughened texture and assertive slant give it a gritty, high-energy feel that reads as informal, contemporary, and slightly rebellious rather than polished or traditional.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with a deliberately worn, inky edge—capturing speed, pressure changes, and slight imperfections to add personality and impact. It prioritizes expressive flavor and texture over neutrality, aiming to make titles and key phrases feel hand-made and immediate.
Capitals are tall and attention-grabbing, pairing well with the narrow proportions to produce punchy headlines. The texture remains consistent across letters and numerals, and the irregularities appear intentional—more “dry brush” character than random distortion—so the type feels cohesive even when set in longer phrases.