Distressed Ubry 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, album art, handmade, expressive, rustic, quirky, grunge, handwritten, textured display, crafted feel, informal impact, brushy, dry-brush, textured, scratchy, organic.
A tall, condensed handwritten display face with a dry-brush texture and visibly irregular stroke edges. Strokes show strong contrast with tapered entrances and exits, occasional pooling at turns, and slight wobble that keeps the rhythm lively. Letterforms are loosely constructed and variable in width, with simplified curves and open counters that read clearly at larger sizes. The overall texture feels inked and slightly worn, as if made with a rough marker or brush on toothy paper.
Best suited for short to medium display text where texture and personality are an asset—posters, titles, packaging accents, and cover design. It can also work for pull quotes or UI hero text when used at sizes that preserve the distressed detail; for longer passages, spacing and texture may become visually busy.
The tone is casual and human, mixing playful energy with a subtly weathered, analog feel. Its roughened edges and uneven stroke behavior suggest spontaneity and authenticity rather than polish, giving it an indie, craft-forward voice.
The design appears intended to capture a fast, brush-lettered look with a deliberately rough print texture, delivering a handcrafted display voice that feels informal and attention-grabbing.
Capitals are narrow and upright with an airy presence, while lowercase forms keep the same brushy logic and add a bit more bounce in ascenders and descenders. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn construction, keeping the set cohesive in headline-style settings. The distressed texture is consistent enough to feel intentional, but varied enough to avoid looking mechanical.