Distressed Unra 15 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, quotes, social media, handwritten, expressive, casual, retro, imperfect, handmade feel, signature look, analog texture, energetic motion, casual display, brushy, scratchy, jittery, loose, lively.
A slanted handwritten script with a brisk, brush-pen rhythm and noticeably irregular contours. Strokes show lively pressure changes and occasional ink breakup, with tapered entries and exits and small nicks along curves that create a worn, textured edge. Uppercase forms are tall and airy with open counters, while the lowercase is compact with a notably low x-height and long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a high-contrast silhouette even at modest sizes. Overall spacing is uneven in a natural way, and widths vary from narrow joins to wider, looped forms, reinforcing an organic, written-on-paper feel.
Best suited to display settings where a personal, handcrafted voice is desired—such as posters, packaging callouts, book or album covers, and short quote graphics. It can also work for branding accents (logotype-like wordmarks) when used at larger sizes where the textured edges and brushy terminals are clearly visible.
The font reads as informal and human, with a slightly vintage, handmade character. Its roughened stroke edges and quick, gestural movement suggest spontaneity—like notes jotted with a dry brush marker—while still feeling stylish and curated rather than purely messy.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush handwriting with deliberate imperfections: energetic slant, tapering strokes, and subtly distressed edges to evoke analog texture. It aims to deliver a lively signature-like feel while remaining legible in short phrases and headings.
Letterforms favor open shapes and simplified joins, which keeps the texture from becoming too heavy. Numerals match the same brisk, hand-drawn logic with rounded turns and slight wobble, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.