Distressed Unga 13 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event promos, packaging, headlines, gritty, expressive, energetic, handmade, raw, handmade texture, dramatic impact, grunge mood, display emphasis, brushy, textured, spiky, angular, scratchy.
A slanted, brush-pen style with visibly dry, broken strokes and ragged contours that create a worn, textured silhouette. Letterforms are generally narrow and tall with quick, angular joins, pointed terminals, and occasional ink “flares” where strokes start or lift. Stroke widths vary within each character, producing lively rhythm and a slightly uneven baseline/edge finish that reinforces the hand-rendered feel while remaining legible in running text.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, album/track artwork, event promotions, merch graphics, and packaging where texture and gesture are part of the message. It can work for quotes or punchy subheads in larger sizes, especially on light backgrounds where the distressed edges remain clear.
The font projects a bold, rebellious tone—more street, rock, and pulp than refined calligraphy. Its scratchy texture and fast gesture suggest urgency and attitude, like lettering made with a marker or brush on rough paper. Overall it feels dramatic and attention-seeking, with an intentionally imperfect, human edge.
The design appears aimed at capturing fast, brush-written lettering with deliberate roughness, translating ink drag and paper texture into a cohesive display face. The goal is expressive emphasis and atmosphere rather than pristine consistency, offering a vivid, handmade signature for thematic or dramatic typography.
Uppercase forms read as sharp and poster-like, while lowercase retains a looser handwritten flow. Counters are often partially closed by brush texture, and curves tend to resolve into tapered, hooked endings. Numerals share the same brisk, slightly jagged construction, keeping the set visually consistent.