Distressed Mude 3 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, title cards, packaging, editorial, typewriter, gritty, analog, vintage, noir, typewriter mimicry, printed texture, aged character, gritty tone, monospaced feel, inked, worn, blunt serifs, uneven edge.
A slab-serif, typewriter-like design with sturdy, low-contrast strokes and blunt terminals. The letterforms show intentionally irregular, worn edges and slightly rough interiors, creating an inked, stamped impression rather than clean digital outlines. Counters are open and simple, proportions are straightforward, and spacing feels steady with a subtle monospaced rhythm despite small glyph-to-glyph irregularities. Numerals and capitals are robust and legible, with the distress pattern consistently applied across the set.
Works well for headlines, short paragraphs, and display settings where a typewritten, weathered texture is part of the message—such as posters, book covers, film titling, packaging, and editorial pull quotes. For longer body copy, it benefits from generous size and line spacing so the distress doesn’t overwhelm readability.
The overall tone is utilitarian and analog, evoking paperwork, old reports, and mechanically typed pages. Its roughened texture adds grit and atmosphere, leaning toward noir, archival, and documentary moods rather than polished corporate neutrality.
Likely designed to recreate the look of a classic typewriter or slab-serif text face that has been aged by use—adding mechanical regularity while preserving the imperfections of ink, paper, and worn metal type.
The distressed treatment reads like uneven ink transfer or worn type, which becomes more pronounced at larger sizes and can fill in slightly in dense text. In the sample, the texture stays coherent across lines and punctuation, giving paragraphs a convincingly “printed” surface.