Distressed Biri 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, social media, handmade, gritty, casual, energetic, vintage, handwritten feel, analog texture, informal display, expressive motion, brushy, roughened, sketchy, textured, expressive.
A slanted, brush-pen script with narrow proportions and lively, variable stroke width. Letterforms show slightly uneven baselines and a quick, handwritten rhythm, with tapered terminals and occasional blunt, ink-heavy joins. Edges are intentionally rough and textured, producing a dry-brush look and mild irregularity from glyph to glyph while keeping a consistent overall cadence. Counters are relatively tight and many shapes are simplified, emphasizing speed and gesture over precision.
Best suited to short display settings where the textured strokes can be appreciated—posters, headlines, packaging labels, event promotions, and social graphics. It can also work for brief pull quotes or subheads when you want an intentionally imperfect, hand-rendered accent rather than a polished text face.
The font reads informal and expressive, with a worn, analog feel reminiscent of marker notes, hand-painted signage, or quick title lettering. Its texture adds a gritty, lived-in tone that can feel adventurous and slightly rebellious while still remaining friendly and approachable.
The design appears intended to deliver a fast, human brush-script voice with deliberately distressed texture, capturing the character of ink on paper and the spontaneity of hand lettering for thematic and display-driven typography.
Uppercase characters lean toward loose caps that behave like display initials, while the lowercase maintains a more continuous handwritten flow. Numerals follow the same brushy construction and irregular texture, helping headings and short callouts feel cohesive.