Distressed Utlu 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A rough, inked text face with irregular contours and broken edges that suggest worn printing or dry-brush lettering. Strokes are generally sturdy with slightly fluctuating thickness, and terminals often end in ragged, feathered shapes rather than clean cuts. Proportions lean compact in the capitals, while the lowercase shows more variety in width and rhythm, creating a lively, uneven texture across a line. Counters remain mostly open and legible, but the distressed outline introduces small bites and bumps that add visual noise, especially at smaller sizes.
Works best for display applications where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, packaging, album artwork, and cover treatments. It can set short passages or pull quotes when sizes are generous, but the rough outline is more convincing and readable when not pushed too small.
The overall tone is gritty and handmade, with a scrappy, analog character that feels aged and imperfect in an intentional way. It reads as informal and expressive, leaning toward rugged authenticity rather than polish.
Likely designed to capture the feel of distressed ink on paper—somewhere between hand-rendered lettering and degraded print—bringing tactile character and attitude to contemporary layouts.
The distressed effect is consistent across the set, giving both letters and numerals a cohesive, printed-from-a-worn-block feel. In longer text the texture becomes a prominent part of the color of the paragraph, so spacing and size choice will strongly affect clarity.