Script Otges 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logo, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, friendly, playful, retro, casual, lively, hand-lettered feel, display impact, friendly branding, expressive titles, brushy, rounded, looped, swashy, bouncy.
A lively brush-script with a consistent rightward slant and rounded terminals. Strokes feel pen-drawn, with smooth curves and occasional teardrop-like entry/exit strokes that create soft, swashy accents. Letterforms are relatively compact with tight counters, and the rhythm is bouncy due to varied stroke lengths and small ascenders/descenders. Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase, featuring larger loops and curved cross-strokes that give titles a distinctive presence.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as logos, product packaging, poster headlines, and social media graphics where its swashy capitals can shine. It also works well for invitations and greeting cards that benefit from a friendly, handwritten signature feel, but is less ideal for small-size body copy due to its dense, looped forms.
The overall tone is warm and personable, suggesting a hand-signed, upbeat voice rather than formal calligraphy. Its rounded shapes and energetic motion evoke a slightly vintage, soda-shop friendliness while staying modern enough for casual branding and social content.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush lettering with a polished, repeatable consistency, balancing decorative capitals with simpler lowercase for readable word shapes. It aims to deliver an energetic, personable script voice that feels handcrafted while remaining clean and controlled for display typography.
In the samples, the heavier downstrokes and tapered joins create clear word shapes at display sizes, while the more intricate capitals and loops can become visually dense in long passages. Numerals are simple and rounded, matching the script’s brushy texture and maintaining a cohesive, informal feel.