Distressed Idta 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, streetwear, event flyers, packaging accents, raw, grunge, handmade, playful, rebellious, handmade look, gritty texture, display impact, diy voice, brushy, scratchy, wobbly, inked, sketchy.
A rough, hand-drawn display face with chunky, ink-heavy strokes and visibly irregular outlines. Letterforms show jittery contour wobble, occasional interior white slivers, and uneven terminals that mimic a marker or dry-brush texture. Curves are lumpy and slightly asymmetrical, counters are loosely controlled, and spacing rhythm varies from glyph to glyph, creating an intentionally imperfect, organic cadence.
Works best for short, high-impact text where texture and personality are desirable—posters, music or nightlife graphics, editorial headers, and branded merchandise. It can also add a handmade edge to packaging callouts, stickers, or social graphics, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the rough contours stay legible.
The overall tone feels DIY and energetic, with a gritty, zine-like attitude. Its imperfect texture and animated shapes read as informal and expressive, leaning toward a playful but slightly unruly character rather than polished neutrality.
Designed to capture the look of quickly inked, imperfect lettering with built-in wear and wobble, prioritizing attitude and texture over precision. The goal appears to be an expressive display alphabet that reads as human-made and slightly distressed, suitable for gritty, contemporary themes.
The texture is baked into the silhouettes rather than added as an overlay, so the distressed effect remains visible at larger sizes. Consistency is maintained through repeated stroke behavior and rounded, hand-formed construction, while deliberate variation keeps the alphabet from feeling mechanical.