Distressed Urru 13 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, handmade, energetic, rugged, casual, expressive, handmade feel, gritty texture, high impact, informal tone, brush, dry stroke, textured, slanted, condensed.
A slanted brush-script design with compact proportions and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show pressure-based modulation with tapered entries and exits, plus visible dry-brush texture that creates broken edges and occasional ink skips. Letterforms are moderately connected in feel even when not fully joined, with tight sidebearings and a forward-leaning, fast-written gesture. Overall color is dark and assertive, with irregular stroke boundaries and subtle shape variability that reinforces an organic, hand-rendered look.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture and motion are assets: posters, album/cover art, cafe or retail branding, product packaging, and social graphics. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or section headers, especially when a handmade, rough-brush voice is desired.
The font conveys a spontaneous, street-level confidence—like quick signage, marker notes, or brushed lettering made in one take. Its roughened texture adds grit and urgency, while the italic slant and brisk curves keep the tone friendly and informal rather than solemn.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with realistic ink drag and imperfect edges, prioritizing authenticity and impact over pristine precision. Its condensed, forward-leaning forms aim to keep headlines compact while delivering a bold, energetic handwritten presence.
Uppercase forms read as brush capitals with simplified structures and occasional angular turns, while lowercase maintains a compact x-height and punchy ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same painted logic, with slightly uneven terminals and a hand-drawn consistency that favors character over mechanical uniformity.