Distressed Ubfa 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, zines, handmade, grunge, quirky, raw, indie, handmade texture, diy character, analog grit, expressive display, casual voice, brushy, textured, roughened, uneven, wiry.
A hand-rendered, monoline-to-lightly modulated alphabet with visibly roughened edges and ink-break texture. Strokes taper and fray at terminals, with slight wobble in verticals and bowls that creates an organic, imperfect rhythm. Counters are generally open and simple, while curves and joins show small inconsistencies that reinforce a drawn-by-hand feel. Spacing and glyph widths vary subtly from character to character, keeping the overall color lively rather than rigid.
Best suited to display settings where texture and personality are an asset: posters, album and event graphics, labels, and editorial headlines. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes when a handmade, gritty voice is desired, but the distressed detailing is most impactful at larger sizes.
The font conveys a DIY, street-poster energy with a playful but slightly gritty edge. Its irregular contours and scratchy terminals suggest spontaneity and attitude, reading as informal, expressive, and a bit rebellious rather than refined or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush or marker lettering captured with imperfect ink coverage, delivering an expressive, distressed look that feels personal and analog. Its controlled simplicity in shapes, paired with deliberate roughness at edges and terminals, suggests a balance between readability and raw character.
Uppercase forms lean toward compact, sign-like shapes with occasional exaggerated strokes, while lowercase maintains a casual handwritten cadence. Numerals match the same rough tool texture, with simple silhouettes and lightly uneven stroke endings that keep them consistent in tone with the letters.