Distressed Ubnu 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, social graphics, handmade, casual, expressive, rustic, lively, handwritten feel, dry-brush texture, casual emphasis, tactile character, brushy, textured, roughened, organic, dry-brush.
A condensed, right-leaning handwritten italic with a dry-brush texture and irregular edges that make each stroke feel painted rather than drawn. Strokes show moderate contrast with tapered terminals, occasional blots, and broken ink-like patches, producing a lively, imperfect rhythm. Letterforms are loosely constructed and slightly variable in width, with open counters and simplified details that keep the texture from turning muddy at display sizes.
Best suited to short to medium display text where its texture and movement can be appreciated—posters, cover lines, packaging callouts, and social graphics. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the distressed brush grain and condensed spacing suggest avoiding long body copy or very small sizes.
The overall tone is informal and human, like quick marker or brush lettering on paper. The roughened stroke edges add a tactile, slightly weathered character that reads as candid and energetic rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, natural brush lettering with a dry ink/paint texture, prioritizing personality and immediacy over perfect regularity. Its condensed proportions and slanted stance aim to deliver punchy, expressive emphasis in themed or illustrative typography.
Uppercase forms are simple and upright in structure but still slanted, while lowercase has a more cursive flow with long, swinging descenders (notably in j, y, and g) that add motion. Numerals follow the same hand-painted logic, with uneven stroke endings and a lightly distressed surface that stays consistent across the set.