Distressed Teba 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, editorial, branding, event flyers, handmade, casual, rustic, playful, grungy, handmade feel, textured look, informal voice, display impact, brushy, rough-edged, organic, uneven, textured.
A handwritten, brush-leaning face with irregular outlines and slightly wavering strokes that mimic ink on textured paper. Letterforms show a gentle rightward slant and an informal, drawn-by-hand construction, with subtly inconsistent widths and proportions from glyph to glyph. Terminals are mostly blunt and brushy, counters are open and somewhat uneven, and curves exhibit small kinks and pressure-like bulges that create a lively rhythm. Numerals and capitals follow the same loose, textured treatment, maintaining overall cohesion while preserving a natural, non-mechanical variability.
Works well for display and short-to-medium text where a handmade, textured voice is desired—posters, craft or food packaging, indie branding, social graphics, and editorial callouts. It can also suit themed materials that benefit from an informal, slightly rough aesthetic, especially at larger sizes where the stroke texture is legible.
The font conveys an approachable, human tone with a worn, tactile character—like quick signage, marker notes, or hand-painted lettering with a slightly weathered edge. Its energy feels relaxed and playful rather than precise, lending personality and spontaneity to short messages and headings.
Likely designed to emulate quick brush or marker lettering with natural variation and worn edges, delivering a human, tactile alternative to clean script or geometric sans styles. The goal appears to be personality and authenticity over strict uniformity, while still remaining readable in continuous text.
Spacing appears comfortable and readable in the sample text, though the intentionally uneven contours and variable character widths create a restless texture across lines. The distressed edge behavior is consistent throughout, giving the face a cohesive “printed-by-hand” feel without becoming overly chaotic.