Distressed Unsu 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, album art, packaging, quotes, handwritten, expressive, edgy, vintage, casual, handmade feel, ink texture, expressive display, compact impact, casual tone, brushy, textured, slanted, spiky, lively.
A slanted, handwriting-style script with a brush-pen feel and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper sharply into pointed terminals, with occasional dry-brush texture and roughened edges that create a slightly worn, ink-on-paper look. Letterforms are narrow and tall with compact counters, a quick rhythmic baseline, and noticeable variation in stroke pressure and joins that keeps the texture active in longer text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its texture and contrast can be appreciated—posters, headlines, branding accents, packaging callouts, and quote graphics. It can also work as an expressive secondary typeface alongside a restrained sans or serif, especially where a handcrafted, gritty note is desired.
The overall tone is energetic and personal—like fast, confident note-taking with a touch of grit. The rough ink texture adds a handmade, slightly rebellious character that feels more streetwise than formal, while still reading clearly at display sizes.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with natural pressure changes and imperfect ink edges, delivering an authentic hand-rendered impression. Its narrow, forward-leaning rhythm suggests a goal of fitting impactful phrases into tight spaces while maintaining a lively, textured voice.
Uppercase forms lean toward simplified, cursive-like constructions rather than traditional Roman caps, helping the alphabet feel cohesive with the lowercase. Numerals follow the same pointed, calligraphic logic, with narrow silhouettes and brisk curves that match the script’s pace.