Script Olvo 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, invitations, posters, elegant, retro, friendly, decorative, confident, display script, expressive caps, handcrafted feel, brand warmth, legibility, brushlike, swashy, rounded, high-ink, lively.
A slanted, brush-influenced script with connected lowercase forms and calligraphic construction. Strokes are full and rounded with moderate thick–thin modulation, producing dark, confident letterforms and smooth joins. Terminals often finish in soft hooks and small swashes, with occasional looped entries and exits that keep the rhythm flowing. Counters are compact and the proportions lean tall, while capitals are more elaborate and set a formal, display-oriented tone.
Best suited to short to medium text settings where its connected script and bold presence can be appreciated—logos, product labels, restaurant or café identities, greeting cards, invitations, and promotional headlines. It can work for brief emphasis in editorial layouts, but is most effective when given room for its swashes and joins.
The overall tone feels polished and personable, mixing a classic sign-painting sensibility with a warm, handwritten ease. Its expressive caps and rolling lowercase give it a slightly nostalgic, celebratory character that reads as upbeat rather than strict.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, legible cursive look with a hand-drawn brush flavor—combining formal script cues (flourished capitals and smooth connections) with practical readability for display typography.
Capitals show the most flourish, with pronounced curves and occasional interior loops, while lowercase stays more economical to preserve continuous reading. Numerals follow the same slanted, rounded approach and visually match the text color well, though the strong weight can make tight settings feel dense.