Distressed Utji 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, social ads, album art, handmade, edgy, informal, gritty, expressive, handwritten effect, brush texture, raw display, casual emphasis, brushy, textured, roughened, casual, slanted.
A slanted, handwritten brush style with tapered strokes and visible texture that breaks up edges for a worn, ink-on-paper feel. Letterforms are compact and tall with tight internal spaces, lively baseline movement, and uneven stroke termination that mimics dry-brush pickup. Capitals are simplified and slightly angular, while lowercase forms stay narrow and looped, keeping a quick, sketch-like rhythm across words. Numerals match the same brushy construction, with open counters and irregular joins that reinforce the hand-rendered look.
Works well for short, high-impact copy such as posters, covers, product labels, and branding accents where a gritty brush-script impression is desirable. It’s especially effective for energetic taglines, titles, and callouts that benefit from a handmade, distressed look.
The font conveys a spontaneous, human tone—confident, slightly rough, and energetic. Its distressed brush texture adds grit and urgency, suggesting handmade signage, notebook headlines, or a bold personal signature rather than polished formality.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with a deliberately imperfect, worn finish, balancing legibility with expressive texture. The intent appears to be creating a dynamic display face that feels personal and raw, suitable for contemporary, street-influenced visual themes.
Texture is consistent across the set, with occasional thicker pools and thin scratchy segments that read as pressure changes. Word shapes stay cohesive despite irregularities, but the compact proportions and short lowercase body make it feel more headline-oriented than body-text oriented.