Distressed Bise 16 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, labels, handmade, vintage, rustic, playful, folksy, handmade feel, vintage texture, expressive display, craft aesthetic, brushy, roughened, swashy, lively, textured.
A lively, brush-influenced script with a rightward slant and gently fluctuating stroke thickness. Letterforms show irregular, worn-looking edges and occasional ink pooling, giving the outlines a textured, hand-printed feel. Capitals feature prominent entry/exit flourishes and soft, looping terminals, while the lowercase maintains a compact, slightly bouncy rhythm with a low x-height and tall ascenders. Widths vary from glyph to glyph, enhancing the organic cadence and informal spacing typical of hand lettering.
Well-suited to short, high-impact settings such as display headlines, poster typography, packaging, labels, and logo wordmarks where its textured strokes can be appreciated. It also works for invitations or pull quotes when a handcrafted, vintage-leaning script is desired, but is less ideal for dense body copy due to its low x-height and distressed detailing.
The font reads as warm and personable, with a vintage craft sensibility. Its roughened finish and swashy capitals suggest analog production—paint, marker, or brush—bringing an approachable, slightly nostalgic tone that feels more expressive than formal.
Designed to emulate expressive brush lettering with a deliberately worn finish, balancing legibility with a handcrafted, decorative personality. The varied widths and swashy capitals appear intended to add character and motion in display applications rather than strict typographic uniformity.
Text samples show best results when given a bit of breathing room: the textured edges and flourished capitals can visually crowd at tight tracking or small sizes. Numerals match the handwritten character with similarly tapered strokes and rounded, slightly irregular shapes.