Distressed Budu 7 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, apparel, handmade, expressive, gritty, energetic, rustic, hand-painted feel, tactile texture, casual emphasis, display impact, brushy, roughened, inked, slanted, textured.
A slanted, brush-influenced script with assertive strokes and visibly roughened edges. Letterforms show strong thick-to-thin transitions and a lively, uneven ink texture that suggests dry-brush drag and occasional pooling. Curves are rounded but not polished, with slightly irregular terminals and counters that keep the rhythm organic. Spacing feels compact and handwritten, with a casual, semi-connected flow in text despite largely separated forms.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, product packaging, labels, and brand marks where texture and personality are an advantage. It can also work for apparel graphics and social media headers, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting text.
The overall tone is bold and human, mixing friendly informality with a raw, weathered edge. It reads as energetic and expressive, with a craft-made feel that can turn straightforward copy into something more personal and emphatic.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering while retaining enough consistency for repeatable, recognizable typographic use. The distressed ink texture and energetic slant appear intended to add impact and a tactile, handmade character in display settings.
Uppercase forms are simplified and gestural, while lowercase letters lean toward a cursive structure with varied stroke endings and subtle baseline liveliness. The numerals match the brush texture and maintain the same handwritten momentum, making the set feel cohesive across letters and figures.