Distressed Mebo 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, craft branding, kids media, handmade, playful, casual, rugged, friendly, handwritten feel, human warmth, casual branding, textured display, rough edge, inked, wobbly, rounded, informal.
A hand-drawn, monoline sans with rounded terminals and visibly uneven stroke edges, as if made with a felt-tip marker or brush pen. Letterforms are simplified and open, with slightly wobbly verticals and horizontals and a gently irregular baseline and cap alignment that create a lively rhythm. Counters are generous and mostly round, while joins and corners show soft, imperfect transitions rather than crisp geometry. Numerals follow the same casual construction, with consistent marker-like texture across the set.
This style is well suited to short-to-medium headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and branding that wants a handmade or artisanal feel. It can work effectively in informal editorial pull quotes and playful UI accents when used at sizes large enough for the rough edge detail to remain clear.
The overall tone is friendly and approachable with a scrappy, handmade energy. Its roughened outlines and gentle wobble feel human and spontaneous, lending an easygoing, crafty character that reads as informal rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident hand lettering with a marker-like tool, preserving organic imperfections for warmth and personality. It prioritizes legibility and friendliness while adding texture and variation to avoid a sterile, mechanical look.
In text, the irregular outline texture stays consistent across glyphs, producing a cohesive distressed impression without collapsing counters. Spacing appears comfortable and forgiving, supporting smooth word shapes while keeping the hand-rendered character prominent.