Distressed Puluh 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, packaging, grunge, raw, handmade, energetic, rebellious, add grit, feel handmade, look printed, increase impact, signal attitude, brushy, ragged, inked, textured, uneven.
A slanted, brush-driven letterform with dense, inky strokes and strongly irregular contours. Edges appear torn and dry-brushed, with frequent nib breaks, jitter, and small interior voids that create a printed-worn texture. Shapes are compact and upright-to-slightly condensed in their footprint, while stroke terminals vary from blunt to frayed. Curves and diagonals are lively and imperfect, producing an intentionally uneven rhythm across the alphabet and figures.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy where texture and attitude are desirable, such as posters, music or event promotion, apparel graphics, and bold packaging callouts. It can work in brief subheads or pull quotes, but the heavy texture and irregular edges are more effective at larger sizes than in long passages.
The overall tone is gritty and informal, evoking DIY signage, punk flyers, and distressed screen print. Its energetic, imperfect texture feels loud and human, with a spontaneous marker/brush character rather than polished typography.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering and the grit of imperfect reproduction, prioritizing expressive texture and punchy presence over refinement. The consistent slant and rough brush artifacts suggest a deliberately rugged display face for themed, high-energy applications.
Capitals maintain a consistent, heavy silhouette while showing noticeable variation in stroke density, suggesting pressure changes from a brush or dry marker. Lowercase forms stay sturdy and legible but retain the same rough, broken edges; punctuation in the sample text reads as similarly distressed, supporting a cohesive worn-ink aesthetic.