Distressed Ulge 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, apparel, album covers, social graphics, handwritten, brushy, casual, energetic, organic, handmade feel, gritty texture, casual display, brush lettering, textured, rough, dry-brush, expressive, slanted.
A slanted, brush-pen script with narrow proportions and a lively, handwritten rhythm. Strokes show a dry-brush texture with intermittent breaks, tapered entries, and slightly uneven edges that mimic ink drag on paper. Letterforms are loosely connected in text, with quick curves and open counters, and a mix of rounded and angular turns that keeps the line moving. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with simple, gestural shapes and occasional stroke flare at terminals.
Best suited for display uses where a textured handwritten voice is an asset—posters, packaging callouts, apparel graphics, album or book covers, and short social headlines. It can also work for brief subheads or quotes, but the rough brush texture and tight proportions favor larger sizes and shorter runs of text.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, with a hand-made grit that feels spontaneous and human. Its roughened texture adds a worn, tactile character, shifting the mood toward rustic, indie, or street-notebook energy rather than polished elegance.
Designed to capture the immediacy of quick brush lettering while preserving a consistent italic flow across capitals, lowercase, and numerals. The distressed edges and variable stroke texture suggest an intentional “printed-from-handmade” look aimed at adding personality and grit to contemporary branding and editorial display.
Spacing and joins appear intentionally irregular, reinforcing the natural handwriting effect; some letters sit with slightly different widths and stroke densities, which reads as authentic brush work. The texture becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, where the broken edges and ink pooling cues are most visible.