Distressed Uhde 5 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, apparel, album art, branding, packaging, energetic, gritty, expressive, streetwise, casual, handmade feel, raw texture, bold impact, informal energy, human touch, brushy, dry-brush, textured, slanted, spontaneous.
A slanted brush-script with a dry-brush texture that creates broken edges, occasional gaps, and dark ink pools at stroke turns. Letterforms are built from tapered, high-contrast strokes with a quick, handwritten rhythm and slightly uneven widths, giving the set an organic, unpolished continuity. Counters are compact and shapes are simplified for speed, with a generally tight, condensed footprint and lively baseline movement that reads as true marker or brush lettering rather than a formal calligraphic script.
Best suited for headlines and short statements where the brush texture and slanted motion can be appreciated—posters, apparel graphics, album covers, product packaging, and bold brand marks. It can also work for social media graphics and pull quotes, especially when paired with a clean sans for supporting text.
The font conveys a bold, on-the-fly attitude—confident, informal, and a bit rough around the edges. Its textured strokes feel tactile and human, suggesting motion, urgency, and a handmade authenticity suited to contemporary, urban-leaning visuals.
The design appears intended to replicate fast, pressure-driven brush lettering with visible texture and irregularities, prioritizing personality and immediacy over polish. Its condensed, forward-leaning rhythm supports impactful display typography with a raw, handmade feel.
Texture intensity varies within and across glyphs, which adds character at display sizes but can introduce visual noise in dense settings. The numerals and capitals keep the same brush behavior, helping mixed-case compositions retain a consistent, energetic color.