Distressed Uhjy 3 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, apparel, headlines, handwritten, raw, energetic, gritty, casual, handmade feel, rough texture, display impact, quick script, brushy, scratchy, organic, expressive, loose.
A handwritten, brush-pen styled face with a forward-leaning stance and quick, gestural construction. Strokes are thin overall with intermittent thickening at turns and pressure points, producing lively contrast and a slightly dry, textured edge. Letterforms are tall and compact, with narrow counters and long ascenders/descenders that give lines a wiry vertical rhythm. Curves are often open and slightly angular, and many joins feel intentionally imperfect, preserving a sketch-like, human cadence across the alphabet and numerals.
Works best for short display settings where texture and personality are assets: poster headlines, album/cover graphics, packaging accents, apparel graphics, and social media titles. It can also function as a secondary accent alongside a cleaner text face to add a human, roughened note.
The tone is informal and immediate, like fast marker notes or a rough title scribble. Its irregular texture and energetic slant add a gritty, street-level attitude that reads as personal, spontaneous, and slightly rebellious rather than polished or corporate.
Likely designed to capture the look of quick brush handwriting with a worn, dry-ink edge—prioritizing expression and momentum over geometric regularity. The narrow, tall proportions and animated stroke behavior aim to create strong visual impact in compact headline spaces.
Capital forms show strong presence through height and emphatic strokes, while lowercase stays airy and pared back, increasing the sense of motion. Spacing appears naturally uneven in the samples, which reinforces the handmade character and distressed surface.