Distressed Osmi 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, social, handmade, expressive, gritty, casual, lively, handlettered, dramatic, rustic, informal, impact, brushy, textured, rough edges, tapered terminals, hand-inked.
A slanted, brush-script style with pronounced thick–thin modulation and tapered, ink-like endings. Strokes show visible texture and uneven edges that resemble dry-brush drag or rough printing, giving forms a distressed, organic finish. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with lively rhythm, mixing rounded bowls with sharp joins and occasional flicked swashes; spacing and widths vary naturally as in hand lettering, while capitals read as display-forward shapes.
Works well for short to medium display text where personality is the goal: posters, social graphics, packaging accents, and branding for food, craft, music, or lifestyle themes. It can also serve as a headline or pull-quote face when paired with a quieter text font, especially in layouts aiming for a hand-painted or rustic tone. Best at larger sizes where the texture and stroke modulation remain clear.
This font conveys an energetic, handmade attitude with a slightly unruly edge. Its brushy movement and roughened terminals feel personal and expressive, suggesting spontaneity rather than polish. The overall tone sits between casual and dramatic, making it feel bold, lively, and a bit gritty.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush calligraphy with visible texture and imperfect edges, prioritizing character and motion over uniformity. Its contrast and slant are used to create momentum and emphasis, while the distressed finish adds a tactile, analog feel suited to themed or stylized typography.
Uppercase forms are bold and gestural, while the lowercase carries more of the script-like flow seen in the samples. Numerals follow the same brush logic with rounded, painted shapes, and punctuation (like the ampersand) keeps the expressive, hand-drawn character.