Distressed Nuluh 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, posters, packaging, headlines, branding, handcrafted, weathered, storybook, rustic, old-world, handmade feel, vintage texture, printwear effect, expressive display, brushy, organic, uneven, blotchy, textured.
A slanted, calligraphic serif with visibly irregular contours and a dry, brushy stroke texture. Letterforms show soft wedge-like terminals, slightly swelling strokes, and inconsistent edge fidelity that reads like worn ink or rough printing. Proportions are lively and variable, with narrow joins and occasional bulbous counters; spacing and stroke rhythm feel intentionally uneven, contributing to an artisanal, hand-rendered silhouette. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same distressed stroke behavior, with simplified forms and subtly wobbling baselines.
Well-suited for display typography on book covers, posters, labels, and branding that benefits from a handcrafted, vintage-leaning voice. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or titles where texture and personality are desired more than a smooth reading color.
The overall tone is handmade and timeworn, evoking historical ephemera, folk craft, and printed matter produced with imperfect tools. Its texture adds warmth and grit, giving text a human, narrative quality rather than a polished contemporary feel.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-inked lettering or distressed letterpress output, pairing calligraphic structure with deliberate wear and edge breakup to create an expressive, characterful texture.
The texture is strong enough to become a defining feature at display sizes, where the rough edges and ink breaks are most legible. In longer passages, the lively stroke modulation and irregular outlines create an engaging, analog rhythm that prioritizes character over neutrality.