Distressed Uhla 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, social media, handmade, energetic, casual, gritty, urban, handmade look, add texture, boost energy, informal voice, brushy, textured, rough, inked, jittery.
A condensed, right-leaning brush script with visibly dry-brush texture and ragged edges that create a broken, ink-on-paper grain. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals, with occasional blunt, brush-lift endings. Curves are slightly irregular and lively rather than geometric, and spacing feels loosely set, contributing to an organic rhythm. Letterforms are generally simple and open, with uneven stroke boundaries that read as intentional distress rather than noise.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where the brush texture can be appreciated: posters, event flyers, album/cover art, packaging callouts, and branding accents. It also works well for social graphics and pull quotes where a hand-made tone is desired, while very small text may lose some of the distressed detail.
The font conveys an informal, hand-painted attitude—confident, quick, and a bit rough around the edges. Its distressed brush texture adds a gritty, street-poster energy while still feeling friendly and approachable. Overall it suggests immediacy and personality, like lettering made with a marker or brush in a single take.
Likely designed to mimic fast brush lettering with a deliberately weathered imprint, combining expressive stroke contrast with a dry, distressed finish. The condensed, slanted proportions aim to add momentum and save space while maintaining a strong, handmade character for display-driven design.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, brush-lettered capitals rather than traditional calligraphic construction, giving them a bold headline presence. The texture is consistent across letters and numerals, with stroke breaks and speckled interiors that become more pronounced at larger sizes.