Distressed Uhwa 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, social media, titles, handwritten, casual, expressive, brushy, rustic, handmade feel, natural texture, casual branding, energetic display, textured, dry-brush, organic, lively, informal.
A slanted, handwritten brush style with tapered strokes and visible dry-brush texture that creates broken edges and uneven ink density. Letterforms are loosely constructed and slightly irregular, with a rhythmic forward motion and frequent entry/exit flicks that mimic quick marker or brush-pen writing. Strokes show modest thick–thin behavior and occasional swelling at turns, while counters stay fairly open for a script-like hand. The overall build feels compact and linear, with varied character widths and a deliberately imperfect baseline/curve consistency that enhances the hand-drawn look.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where the brush texture and handwritten movement can be appreciated—posters, packaging callouts, labels, social graphics, and title treatments. It can also work for quotes or brief copy in larger sizes, especially when an informal, handcrafted voice is desired.
The font conveys an informal, personal tone—energetic and human rather than polished. Its roughened brush texture adds a crafty, outdoorsy edge, suggesting spontaneity and a tactile, made-by-hand feel. It reads as friendly and expressive, with a slightly gritty, worn-in character.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of fast brush lettering with intentional roughness, balancing legibility with expressive stroke behavior. The consistent dry-brush texture and slanted, lively rhythm suggest a focus on creating a handmade, distressed display voice for contemporary branding and promotional use.
Capitals lean toward bold, gestural shapes with simplified details, while lowercase maintains a quick handwritten cadence with occasional looped forms (notably in letters like g/j). Numerals follow the same brush logic, mixing straight strokes with curved, flicked terminals; overall texture remains consistent across the set.