Distressed Obte 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, headlines, packaging, handmade, rugged, expressive, vintage, gritty, handmade feel, distressed texture, dynamic emphasis, vintage grit, expressive display, brushy, textured, roughened, dry-brush, inky.
A slanted, brush-pen style with high-contrast strokes and visibly dry, textured edges. Letterforms are built from quick, tapering strokes with uneven terminals, creating a lively, irregular silhouette while keeping a consistent baseline and overall rhythm. The texture breaks up stems and curves like worn ink or rough printing, and counters stay mostly open for readability. Widths vary naturally by letter, reinforcing an organic, handwritten feel rather than rigid geometric construction.
Best suited for display use where the textured stroke and slanted momentum can be appreciated—posters, album covers, event promotions, apparel graphics, and packaging. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers when you want a handmade, distressed accent, but the rough texture may feel busy in long body text at small sizes.
The font conveys an energetic, rough-hewn personality—more street-poster and zine than polished editorial. Its distressed brush texture reads as bold and human, with a slightly rebellious, gritty tone that suggests urgency and movement.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering with a deliberately worn, ink-drag texture—combining expressive calligraphic motion with a distressed finish for impactful, themed display typography.
Capitals have a punchy presence with simplified, gestural construction, while lowercase maintains a fluid cursive influence without fully connecting. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with strong stroke tapering and texture that becomes more pronounced at larger sizes. The overall impression is cohesive despite purposeful inconsistencies in edge detail and stroke finish.