Distressed Uhbu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, social media, branding, energetic, gritty, expressive, handmade, informal, brush lettering, handmade texture, display impact, expressive tone, brushy, textured, dry-brush, angular, slanted.
A slanted, brush-script style with a dry-brush texture that leaves ragged edges, occasional gaps, and visible stroke grain. Letterforms are built from brisk, high-contrast strokes with tapered terminals and sharp, angled joins, giving the alphabet a quick, hand-rendered rhythm. Counters are generally open and simplified, and the overall spacing feels lively rather than mechanically even, reinforcing the handwritten character across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Works best for short, attention-grabbing copy where texture and motion are assets—posters, event promos, album or book covers, packaging callouts, and expressive brand marks. It can also add personality to social graphics and pull quotes, especially at display sizes where the brush grain remains legible.
The font reads as bold and spontaneous, with a gritty, streetwise edge. Its rough ink texture and fast brush movement suggest immediacy and attitude, balancing casual friendliness with a slightly rebellious, poster-like punch.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with intentional ink breakup, delivering an expressive display voice that feels handcrafted and dynamic. The goal appears to be high visual impact and personality through texture, taper, and energetic stroke direction rather than polished uniformity.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, sign-painting gestures, while the lowercase maintains a consistent brisk slant and compact proportions. Numerals echo the same brushed construction, with textured bowls and tapered strokes that match the letterforms well.