Distressed Ufpu 9 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, social graphics, handwritten, casual, expressive, vintage, rough, handmade feel, worn texture, expressive display, quick lettering, casual script, brushy, textured, scratchy, organic, slanted.
A slanted handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and visibly uneven stroke edges. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with quick, tapered entries and exits and intermittent thickening where pressure appears to increase. The texture is intentionally imperfect, showing slight wobble, dry-brush breaks, and rough contours that create a worn ink-on-paper impression. Lowercase has a modest x-height with long ascenders/descenders, while caps are simple, upright-leaning gestures that read as hand-drawn rather than formal calligraphy. Numerals follow the same brisk, sketchy rhythm, with open counters and a light, airy presence.
Works best for short to medium-length text where the distressed brush texture can be appreciated—such as posters, headlines, brand marks, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It can also serve well for quotes, invitations, or editorial pull-lines when a casual, handmade tone is desired, especially at sizes large enough to preserve the rough stroke detail.
The overall tone is informal and human, suggesting quick notes, personal captions, and energetic marker lettering. The roughness adds a slightly gritty, lived-in character that can feel nostalgic or handmade, while the narrow, fast stroke rhythm keeps it agile and lively rather than ornate.
Designed to capture the immediacy of handwritten brush lettering with intentional wear and ink breakup, balancing legibility with a raw, textured finish. The narrow proportions and simple, fast forms suggest an aim for expressive display use while maintaining a coherent rhythm across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
Spacing appears loosely consistent but retains natural handwritten irregularity, which contributes to its expressive texture in text lines. Several letters show simplified construction and occasional angular turns, reinforcing a spontaneous, pen-driven look rather than a polished script.