Distressed Unse 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, quotes, album art, handmade, casual, lively, rustic, expressive, handwritten feel, tactile texture, casual display, gritty charm, brushy, textured, scratchy, organic, gestural.
A slanted, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and visibly irregular stroke edges. Letterforms are compact and tightly proportioned, with quick, tapered entries and exits, occasional ink buildup at turns, and a slightly jittery baseline rhythm that reads as intentionally unpolished. Capitals are tall and loopless with simplified, calligraphic construction, while lowercase forms are narrow and wiry with small counters and minimal roundness. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, showing uneven terminals and subtle width variation that reinforces a natural writing cadence.
Works well for short-to-medium display text where a handmade, textured voice is desirable—posters, packaging labels, café menus, album/playlist artwork, social graphics, and pull quotes. For best results, use at display sizes and allow a bit of extra line spacing to accommodate tall ascenders and lively stroke movement.
The overall tone is personal and energetic, like fast marker lettering on paper. The roughened outlines and brisk slant add a gritty, lived-in character that feels informal rather than refined, leaning toward a crafty, indie sensibility.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting while adding a roughened edge for a worn, tactile look. The narrow proportions and simplified forms prioritize expressive rhythm and a compact footprint for impactful, casual display typography.
Connections between letters are suggested more by flowing stroke direction than by fully continuous joins, so words keep a handwritten texture instead of a smooth script polish. Spacing is fairly tight and the irregular edge texture becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, where the distressed stroke perimeter reads as a deliberate stylistic feature.