Distressed Dulo 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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This font is a slanted, brush-script style with compact proportions and lively stroke rhythm. Letterforms are built from tapered, pressure-driven strokes that move between thick, saturated blacks and thin hairline flicks, creating an uneven, hand-painted texture. Terminals are often pointed or slightly blunted, with occasional streaking and rough edges that mimic a dry brush or worn marker. Curves are rounded and elastic, while joins and counters remain loose and organic, producing a deliberately imperfect, handcrafted consistency across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
It works best for short to medium settings where texture and motion are an advantage—headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and bold social graphics. It can also support branding elements such as logos, labels, and merch where a handmade brush feel is desired. For best results, give it generous size and breathing room so the rough stroke detail stays clear.
The overall tone feels informal and kinetic, like quick signage lettering or an on-the-fly brush note. Its roughened texture adds grit and immediacy, while the bouncy shapes keep it friendly and approachable rather than severe. The result is expressive and attention-grabbing, with a distinctly human, spontaneous character.
The design appears intended to simulate fast brush lettering with visible stroke artifacts and pressure variation, prioritizing personality and impact over polished uniformity. Its compact, slanted forms and textured edges aim to deliver an authentic, handcrafted look suitable for expressive display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a cohesive brush logic, with simplified, legible silhouettes rather than ornate calligraphic complexity. Spacing reads naturally for a script-like face, but the textured fill and varying stroke widths make it visually active, especially in longer text. Numerals follow the same painted treatment, matching the alphabet’s tapering strokes and slightly irregular outlines.