Distressed Biri 13 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, handmade, gritty, energetic, casual, expressive, handcrafted feel, high impact, textured edge, informal tone, brushy, roughened, organic, compressed, sketchy.
A condensed, forward-leaning brush script with visibly roughened edges and intermittent ink texture. Strokes show natural pressure shifts and quick tapering terminals, with occasional breaks and dry-brush streaks that create a distressed, printed-by-hand feel. Letterforms are narrow and tall with compact counters and a lively, slightly uneven rhythm; spacing and widths vary by glyph, reinforcing the handmade character. Numerals and capitals keep the same brisk, gestural construction, reading more like drawn signage than measured text type.
Best suited to display applications where expressive texture is an asset: posters, album/event graphics, apparel, packaging callouts, and bold brand marks. It performs well in short headlines, taglines, and pull quotes, especially at medium to large sizes where the brush grain and worn edges can be appreciated.
The font communicates urgency and attitude—like a fast marker or brush note with a bit of grit. Its texture adds a street-level, DIY edge while the italic slant keeps the tone dynamic and energetic rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with purposeful wear, combining a narrow, slanted silhouette for impact with textured strokes for a raw, handcrafted finish.
The distressed texture is consistent across the set, but stroke endings and internal joins remain legible, giving it a controlled roughness. The compressed proportions and short lowercase height favor punchy words over long passages, and the overall look benefits from generous line spacing to let the texture breathe.