Distressed Budo 11 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, streetwear, event promos, packaging, rugged, energetic, handmade, rebellious, casual, handmade feel, grunge texture, expressive display, diy attitude, impactful headlines, brushy, dry-brush, textured, jagged, organic.
A slanted, brush-constructed display face with thick, emphatic strokes and visibly uneven edges. Letterforms show dry-brush texture, chipped terminals, and occasional interior voids that create a worn, ink-scraped look. Curves are slightly lumpy and asymmetrical, with lively stroke modulation and a hand-driven rhythm; spacing and widths vary naturally across glyphs, reinforcing an improvised, marker/paintbrush feel.
Best suited to short, punchy copy where texture and motion are assets: posters, event flyers, music and entertainment graphics, streetwear branding, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for headings or pull quotes in editorial or social graphics when paired with a calmer text font.
The overall tone is gritty and high-energy, combining a streetwise, DIY attitude with a playful informality. It reads as expressive and a bit unruly—more about impact and personality than polish.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, pressure-variable brush lettering with deliberate wear and imperfections, delivering a raw printed/painted effect that feels hand-made and attention-grabbing.
Uppercase shapes feel poster-ready and chunky, while the lowercase maintains the same brush texture and forward motion, keeping long lines lively. Numerals match the distressed stroke behavior and remain legible, though the rough contours and slant give text a dynamic, restless texture at larger sizes.