Distressed Uhjo 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, book covers, packaging, headlines, handmade, grungy, playful, edgy, casual, hand lettering, organic texture, raw energy, informal tone, display impact, brushy, textured, jagged, sketchy, wiry.
A lively, hand-drawn brush style with slightly leaning forms and uneven stroke edges that create a dry, ink-on-paper texture. Letterforms are generally narrow with variable character widths and irregular curves, showing tapered terminals, occasional hooks, and scratch-like flicks at stroke ends. The rhythm is loose and organic rather than geometric, with subtly inconsistent baselines and stroke pressure that add a worn, imperfect finish while remaining legible in continuous text.
Best suited for display contexts where texture and personality are assets—posters, cover art, promotional graphics, and branded headlines. It can also work for short-to-medium passages in editorial or packaging when a handmade, worn-in voice is desired, especially when paired with a clean sans or serif for contrast.
The font reads as spontaneous and expressive, balancing friendly informality with a rough, distressed bite. Its textured strokes and wiry silhouettes evoke DIY signage, zine graphics, and hand-lettered notes, giving a slightly rebellious, urban tone without becoming overly chaotic.
Designed to capture the look of quick brush lettering and imperfect ink transfer, emphasizing human variability and surface texture. The intent appears to be an energetic, characterful display face that communicates authenticity and grit while staying broadly readable.
Uppercase and lowercase differ in personality: capitals feel more gestural and spiky, while the lowercase is rounder and more note-like, helping long passages stay readable. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic with open shapes and tapered ends, maintaining consistency across alphanumerics.