Distressed Uhhu 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album covers, logos, handmade, expressive, rustic, dynamic, casual, handwritten feel, vintage texture, bold personality, display impact, brushy, textured, scratchy, calligraphic, slanted.
A slanted, brush-script style with high-contrast strokes and a visibly textured edge, as if drawn with a dry brush or marker on rough paper. Letterforms are tall and compact with tight sidebearings, producing a fast, condensed rhythm. Strokes taper sharply into pointed terminals, and counters are often narrow, with occasional ink drag and uneven buildup that creates a broken, distressed silhouette. Caps read like quick, calligraphic gestures rather than formal Roman constructions, and the numerals follow the same handwritten logic with irregular curves and varying stroke pressure.
Best suited to display settings where the brush texture and sharp stroke transitions can be appreciated—posters, headlines, album art, packaging, and logo lockups. It can also work for short pull quotes or social graphics where a handmade, gritty accent is desired, rather than continuous text.
The overall tone is energetic and handmade, balancing elegance with a rough, gritty edge. It suggests speed, spontaneity, and a human touch—more artisan than polished—while still feeling stylish and intentional. The texture adds a vintage, worn-in attitude that can read as adventurous or slightly rebellious depending on color and setting.
The design appears intended to emulate quick brush lettering with deliberate distress, combining calligraphic movement with worn texture for a bold, handcrafted signature. It prioritizes personality and motion over uniformity, aiming to deliver an expressive, branded look in compact display lines.
The condensed, tightly spaced forms can feel dense in long passages, especially where internal spaces close up in smaller sizes. The most distinctive character comes from the dry-brush texture and sharp, flicked terminals, which become more prominent at display sizes.