Distressed Yihy 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event promos, handmade, energetic, rugged, casual, retro, hand-painted feel, textured impact, expressive display, casual branding, brushy, textured, dry-brush, slanted, chunky.
A slanted, brush-driven display face with thick strokes and a dry, textured edge that creates uneven contours and occasional ink-breaks. Letterforms are built from broad, tapered gestures with rounded terminals and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Widths vary noticeably across glyphs, giving words an irregular, hand-rendered cadence, while counters stay fairly open for a heavy brush style. Numerals share the same painted construction and organic inconsistencies, reinforcing the handmade look.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headline treatments, packaging callouts, and branding moments that benefit from a handcrafted edge. It can work well for apparel graphics, album/cover art, and event promotions where texture and energy are prioritized over pristine letterform regularity.
The overall tone is bold, lively, and informal, with a gritty, street-poster energy. Its rough brush texture suggests urgency and spontaneity, lending a tactile, analog feel reminiscent of hand-painted signage or quick marker/brush lettering.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush lettering with visible texture and natural variation, delivering a distressed, analog impression for display typography. Its goal is to add personality and grit while staying legible in larger sizes.
Texture is consistent across the set, but stroke edges remain intentionally imperfect, so fine detail can fill in at small sizes. The strong slant and chunky joins emphasize motion and impact, making the face feel more expressive than precise.