Distressed Geluv 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, social graphics, handmade, playful, quirky, scratchy, casual, hand-drawn texture, casual display, diy character, expressive lettering, sketchy, jittery, roughened, monoline, informal.
A hand-drawn, monoline display face with intentionally irregular, sketch-like outlines. Strokes show visible wobble, occasional doubled lines, and roughened joins that create a worn marker/pen feel. Curves are loosely constructed and slightly uneven, while straight stems vary subtly in thickness and alignment, producing a lively rhythm. Counters tend to be open and organic, with simplified forms and occasional angular terminals that reinforce the handmade texture.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, covers, packaging accents, labels, and social graphics where an informal, hand-crafted voice is desired. It can also work for short pull quotes or titling in editorial layouts, but the intentional roughness may become distracting in long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is playful and quirky, with a scrappy, DIY energy that feels spontaneous rather than polished. Its distressed, scribbled texture suggests notebook doodles, zines, or rough signage, lending warmth and personality to short messages.
Likely designed to mimic quick hand lettering made with a pen or fine marker, preserving the imperfections of a sketchy outline to add character. The goal appears to be an expressive, approachable display style that stands out through texture and irregular rhythm rather than precision.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same casual construction, with a consistent sketch treatment across letters and numerals. The distressed effect comes from stroke wobble and repeated contour lines rather than heavy grunge fill, so the texture reads best at medium-to-large sizes where the linework remains distinct.