Distressed Bifu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, logotypes, apparel, album covers, expressive, handcrafted, dramatic, vintage, edgy, handmade feel, vintage grit, display impact, signage look, brush script, textured, slanted, calligraphic, roughened.
A slanted brush-script design with energetic, connected-letter rhythm and pronounced stroke modulation. Forms show a clear broad-pen/brush influence: thick downstrokes, finer upstrokes, and tapered entries and exits, with occasional sharp terminals and sweeping curves. Edges and filled areas appear intentionally textured and uneven, as if ink is dragging across paper, creating a distressed print-like surface. The overall proportions feel compact, with tight letter widths and a modest x-height that emphasizes tall ascenders and lively caps.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where texture and contrast can be appreciated, such as posters, event promos, packaging labels, apparel graphics, and brand marks with a handcrafted edge. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a clean sans for body text.
The font conveys a bold, handmade attitude—equal parts stylish and gritty. Its distressed brush texture adds a sense of motion and immediacy, suggesting vintage signage, imperfect printing, or expressive marker lettering rather than polished formal script.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with an intentionally weathered finish—combining calligraphic flair with a rough, printed texture for eye-catching display use.
Capital letters are especially gestural, with strong diagonals and looping strokes that create a punchy headline presence. The numerals follow the same brush logic, with varied stroke endings and occasional ink-break artifacts that reinforce the worn, analog character. Texture is consistent across the set, so the roughness reads as a deliberate aesthetic rather than random noise.