Distressed Ursi 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, apparel, brand marks, packaging, energetic, casual, handmade, edgy, expressive, brush lettering, handmade feel, bold impact, gritty texture, brushy, textured, rough, slanted, high-ink.
A slanted brush-script with compressed proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show obvious brush pressure, producing tapered entries, thicker mid-stems, and occasional blunt terminals, with a slightly dry, textured edge that reads as ink drag or wear. Letterforms are loosely connected in feel even when not fully joined, with quick curves, simplified counters, and an overall gestural construction that favors speed over symmetry.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, album covers, apparel graphics, packaging callouts, and bold social media headlines. It can also work for expressive branding and logotypes where a handcrafted brush feel is desired; longer text is likely most legible at larger sizes with comfortable tracking.
The font conveys an informal, human voice—confident and quick, with a gritty, streetwise edge. Its roughened brush texture adds urgency and attitude, keeping the tone more raw and spontaneous than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering with natural pressure changes and a deliberately imperfect ink edge. It prioritizes personality, momentum, and a tactile, worn texture to create a bold handwritten statement.
Uppercase forms remain script-like and dynamic, with several letters using single-stroke constructions and open shapes that emphasize motion. Numerals follow the same brushed logic with varied widths and slightly irregular weight distribution, reinforcing the handmade character across the set.