Distressed Nimup 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, game titles, horror promo, gritty, handmade, rough, rustic, raw, add texture, create grit, evoke wear, signal handmade, increase impact, deckled, blotchy, inked, chiseled, uneven.
A heavy, inked display face with jagged, deckled contours and irregular stroke endings that look torn or eroded. Forms are largely upright with straightforward, readable skeletons, but the outlines wobble and bite in and out, creating a strongly textured edge. Counters are uneven and sometimes partially constricted, and diagonals and joins have a slightly chiseled, broken quality. Spacing and glyph widths vary noticeably, reinforcing a hand-rendered, rough-print rhythm across words and lines.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, and entertainment graphics where a distressed texture is desirable. It can also support themed branding (e.g., rugged, spooky, or underground) when used in larger sizes with generous spacing and simple backgrounds.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, evoking worn signage, rough stamping, or distressed print. Its rugged texture reads as raw and rebellious rather than refined, adding tension and drama even to neutral copy. The consistent roughness gives it a handmade, imperfect authenticity.
The design appears intended to deliver a readable core letterform wrapped in an intentionally worn, irregular surface, mimicking degraded ink coverage and torn edges. It prioritizes atmosphere and texture over smooth typographic polish, aiming to add grit and character to display typography.
In longer sample text, the irregular edges create a lively, noisy texture that can reduce clarity at smaller sizes; it works best when the distressed surface is allowed to remain visible. Numerals and capitals share the same eroded perimeter treatment, helping headlines and mixed-case settings feel cohesive.