Distressed Uhjo 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, book covers, handmade, expressive, moody, organic, rustic, hand lettering, added texture, casual drama, human warmth, brushy, scratchy, rough, spiky, calligraphic.
A handwritten, brush-pen style face with noticeably irregular stroke edges and frequent tapered terminals. Strokes show strong pressure modulation, shifting from hairline entry strokes to heavier downstrokes, with occasional dry-brush breaks and ragged contours. Letterforms are slightly slanted and loosely drawn, with uneven baselines and a casual, sketch-like rhythm that varies from glyph to glyph. Counters are generally open and simplified, and many joins feel quickly executed rather than mechanically constructed.
Best suited to display settings where texture and personality are an asset—posters, headlines, short pull quotes, packaging accents, and cover titles. It can also work for thematic branding in small doses, but the rough edges and lively variation favor larger sizes and shorter lines of text.
The overall tone is raw and personal, like fast marker or ink lettering made for emphasis. Its rough textures and lively stroke contrast give it an energetic, slightly gritty character that can read as edgy, artisanal, or journal-like depending on context.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing while preserving a gritty, worn ink texture. The goal appears to be an expressive display voice with visible human variation rather than polished, uniform construction.
Capitals are tall and gestural, often relying on single-stroke structures and sharp turns; lowercase shows a mix of printed and cursive influences with occasional long descenders. Numerals share the same hand-drawn irregularity, with thin entry strokes and heavier main stems that help them feel consistent with the alphabet.