Distressed Unby 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, apparel, packaging, album art, handmade, casual, expressive, urban, vintage, hand-lettered feel, textured impact, rugged tone, fast motion, brushy, textured, roughened, slanted, energetic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with textured, dry-brush edges and visibly uneven stroke boundaries. Letterforms are compact and tall, with narrow proportions, tight internal spaces, and a lively, slightly jittery baseline rhythm. Strokes show sharp tapers, quick directional changes, and occasional ink pooling, giving the outlines a worn, print-like irregularity while preserving clear character structure. Uppercase forms are simplified and handwritten in feel, and the numerals follow the same brisk, narrow, brush-written construction.
Well-suited to display typography where personality and motion matter—posters, headlines, logos, apparel graphics, and packaging callouts. The distressed brush texture can add impact in short lines, while longer passages may benefit from generous size and spacing to keep counters from filling in.
The overall tone feels informal and energetic, like quick marker lettering on packaging or a hand-labeled sign. The rough texture adds a gritty, streetwise edge that reads both vintage and contemporary, emphasizing spontaneity over polish.
Designed to mimic quick brush lettering with a deliberately weathered edge, balancing legibility with a raw, tactile surface. The intent appears to deliver an expressive, hand-made script look that feels authentic and slightly rugged for attention-grabbing display use.
Texture is consistent across the alphabet, with controlled roughness rather than extreme distortion, so words stay coherent at display sizes. The compact forms and pointed terminals create a fast, forward motion that suits short phrases and emphatic messaging.