Distressed Unhi 4 is a light, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A slanted, high-contrast serif with a visibly hand-inked texture. Strokes taper sharply and show irregular edges and slight wobble, suggesting a dry brush or rough printing. Letterforms lean with a calligraphic rhythm: pointed terminals, narrow joins, and occasional flicks on ascenders and descenders. Counters are generally open and rounded, while capitals keep a refined serif structure that reads as traditional but intentionally weathered.
Best suited for display and short-to-medium text where the textured, calligraphic serif character can be appreciated—such as book covers, editorial features, posters, labels, and heritage-style packaging. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads when you want a classic italic voice with added grit.
The overall tone feels antique and handcrafted, like printed ephemera or a worn book face pulled from an old press. The distressed texture adds grit and personality, giving the italic flow a slightly theatrical, storybook energy.
Designed to evoke a traditional italic serif through a deliberately imperfect, ink-worn rendering. The goal appears to balance elegance and motion with a tactile, distressed surface for atmospheric, period-leaning typography.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with small breaks and uneven ink density that become more noticeable at larger sizes. The italic angle and sharp tapers create lively word shapes, while the roughness keeps it from feeling overly formal.