Distressed Eshe 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, event flyers, grunge, handmade, playful, raw, quirky, diy texture, ink wear, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, rough ink, wobbly, blotchy, textured, irregular.
A hand-drawn, inked display face with thick strokes and strongly irregular edges. Letterforms are upright but loosely constructed, with wobbly contours, uneven stroke terminals, and frequent interior speckling that reads like dry-brush or distressed printing. Curves are lumpy and organic, counters vary in size and cleanliness, and widths fluctuate from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, imperfect rhythm. Numerals share the same blotted texture and casual proportions, with simple, slightly condensed shapes that stay legible despite the roughness.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text where texture is an asset: posters, album covers, event flyers, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for playful horror, punk/garage themes, or handmade craft aesthetics, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed details read clearly.
The texture and uneven stroke behavior convey a gritty, handmade attitude—more zine, poster, and DIY than polished branding. Its quirky irregularity feels energetic and informal, suggesting something rebellious, humorous, or spooky-crafty depending on context and color.
Likely designed to simulate a rough marker or brush-lettered look with imperfect ink coverage, capturing the character of worn printing or handmade signage. The goal appears to be expressive impact and tactile texture rather than typographic precision for long-form reading.
The distressed texture appears consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, with noticeable speckling and small voids in the stroke mass that will become more pronounced at larger sizes. Spacing and sidebearings feel intentionally loose and variable, enhancing the hand-rendered feel in word setting.