Distressed Ulfo 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, social ads, handmade, casual, rustic, expressive, lively, handwritten feel, dry-brush texture, casual display, crafted character, brushy, textured, ragged, slanted, calligraphic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with narrow proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show clear pressure variation and tapered terminals, with visibly textured edges that mimic dry-brush drag and rough ink pickup. Letterforms lean forward with quick, gestural construction; joins are mostly implied rather than fully connected, keeping counters open and forms airy. Uppercase shapes are simplified and dynamic, while lowercase maintains a compact x-height with tall ascenders/descenders and occasional looped details.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where the brush texture and motion can be appreciated—posters, product packaging, café menus, and brand marks that want a handmade voice. It can work in promotional blurbs or pull quotes, but extended small-size setting may lose clarity as the textured edges and narrow forms begin to fill in.
The font conveys an informal, hand-painted attitude with a slightly rugged, worn finish. Its energetic slant and scratchy texture feel personal and spontaneous, suggesting craft, outdoor, or vintage-inspired messaging rather than polished corporate tone.
The design appears intended to replicate quick brush lettering with a deliberately rough, dry-ink finish, balancing expressive movement with enough structure to remain readable. It aims for a handcrafted look that adds personality and grit to contemporary layouts.
Texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, so the distressed effect reads as an intentional brush quality rather than random damage. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, fluid forms and tapered ends that match the letter stroke behavior.