Distressed Dilu 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, posters, apparel, headlines, handmade, vintage, dynamic, expressive, rough, handwritten feel, vintage texture, signature style, display impact, brushy, textured, calligraphic, slanted, inked.
A slanted, brush-script style with high-contrast strokes that move from hairline thins to heavier downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and lively, with quick, tapered terminals and a slightly irregular baseline rhythm that suggests rapid handwriting. The edges and counters show a textured, ink-drag quality rather than clean outlines, giving the shapes a worn, printed-from-ink feel. Capitals lean toward bold, looped calligraphic constructions while lowercase remains compact with a very small x-height and long, fluid ascenders and descenders; numerals follow the same cursive, handwritten logic.
Best suited for short, prominent text where its textured strokes and italic motion can be appreciated—logos, branding lockups, packaging labels, posters, and apparel graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or social media headlines when a handmade, vintage-leaning script voice is desired, but the rough detail and compact lowercase suggest avoiding very small sizes or long passages.
The overall tone is energetic and personable, like a confident signature made with a dry brush or marker. The distressed texture adds a nostalgic, analog character that feels crafted and imperfect in a deliberate way.
Likely drawn to capture the feel of brush calligraphy with a printed, worn edge—balancing elegant script forms with a deliberately imperfect, tactile surface. The design prioritizes expressive motion and analog texture to create a distinctive display voice.
Stroke texture varies across the set, creating a naturalistic rhythm and a slightly uneven color on the line that reads as intentional distress rather than randomness. Spacing appears on the tighter side, reinforcing the fast, connected-script impression even where letters are not formally joined.