Script Hozu 10 is a bold, very wide, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, greeting cards, playful, casual, retro, quirky, friendly, expressiveness, handwritten charm, decorative caps, signature feel, display impact, rounded, looping, swashy, monoline, bouncy.
A lively, connected script with smooth, rounded strokes and a largely monoline feel. Letterforms are built from broad, open curves with frequent entry/exit strokes that create continuous connections in lowercase, while capitals introduce prominent looped swashes and curled terminals. The slant and spacing produce a buoyant rhythm, with generous horizontal movement and soft, brushlike turns rather than sharp angles. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with simplified shapes and curved tops/ends that match the script’s terminals.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, logo wordmarks, packaging callouts, invitations, and poster titling where its swashy capitals and connected flow can be appreciated. It works well for brand phrases and short statements, especially when given comfortable tracking and line spacing to keep joins and flourishes from crowding.
The overall tone is informal and personable, leaning toward a nostalgic, sign-painter/marker-script feel. Its looping capitals and relaxed joins give it a cheerful, slightly whimsical voice that reads more expressive than refined.
The design appears intended to emulate a confident, hand-drawn marker script with decorative, looping capitals and smooth connected lowercase. It prioritizes personality and motion—creating a distinctive handwritten signature-like presence for display typography.
Capitals are notably more decorative than lowercase, with large initial flourishes that can dominate line starts. The connected structure and swashy terminals create an active texture, making it visually engaging in short runs but potentially busy when tightly set or used at small sizes.