Distressed Nukun 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, film titles, packaging, grunge, vintage, typewriter, noir, hand-inked, aged print, analog texture, gritty tone, vintage utility, dramatic display, rough edges, ink bleed, worn, blotchy, irregular texture.
This font uses sturdy, upright letterforms with a compact, typewriter-like structure and pronounced slab-like terminals. Edges are intentionally rough and uneven, with frequent nicks, bite marks, and darkened corners that suggest ink spread and worn impression. Strokes stay generally consistent but show slight swelling and thinning across the set, creating a lively printed rhythm. Counters are often partially clogged, and several curves show flattened shoulders or soft corners, reinforcing an analog, distressed imprint rather than a clean digital outline.
It suits display settings where a rough, printed texture can carry the message—posters, title cards, album or book covers, and packaging that aims for a vintage or gritty atmosphere. It can also work for short passages, pull quotes, or UI labels when a strong, characterful imprint is preferred over pristine text.
The overall tone feels gritty and archival, like text pulled from an old ribbon machine, a stamped file, or a weathered poster. The distress reads as tactile and slightly ominous, lending a noir or investigative mood while staying familiar and readable.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect letterpress or typewriter output, combining familiar slab-serif construction with deliberate wear, ink bleed, and irregular printing artifacts. The goal is to provide a readable, classic framework while adding an expressive distressed surface for thematic impact.
Texture density varies from glyph to glyph, creating a subtly uneven color on the line that works best when that imperfect, printed character is desirable. Numerals and capitals carry especially heavy, inked-in details, while lowercase maintains a utilitarian, workmanlike cadence.