Distressed Leve 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, packaging, headlines, logos, gritty, handmade, vintage, rugged, energetic, handmade feel, raw texture, retro grit, display impact, analog print, brushy, textured, rough-edged, inked, slanted.
A slanted, brush-lettered style with dense, inky strokes and visibly ragged edges, as if printed from a worn stamp or written with a dry brush. Letterforms are moderately condensed in feel with uneven internal counters and subtle width variation from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, irregular rhythm. Terminals tend to be blunt or frayed rather than crisp, and curves show slight wobble that reads as intentional texture rather than geometric construction. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with compact shapes and slightly inconsistent stroke endings.
Best suited for headlines and display settings where texture is an asset—posters, event flyers, album artwork, product packaging, and branding marks that want a raw, handcrafted edge. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes when paired with a cleaner text face for body copy.
The texture and forward slant give the font a gritty, streetwise energy with a handmade, analog character. It feels informal and expressive, leaning toward a vintage, rough-printed mood that suggests authenticity and motion rather than polish.
The design appears intended to mimic bold brush lettering and imperfect ink transfer, capturing the look of hand-made signage or rough print impressions. Its purpose is to add immediacy, attitude, and tactile texture to display typography.
At larger sizes the distressed edges and brush texture become a defining feature, while at smaller sizes the roughness can visually fill in tight spaces. The italics-like angle and uneven stroke boundaries make it particularly attention-grabbing in short bursts of text.