Script Ohba 13 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, posters, packaging, headlines, signage, bold, lively, vintage, friendly, confident, hand-lettered feel, display impact, retro flair, approachable tone, brand character, brushy, rounded, looped, swashy, textured.
A heavy, brush-like script with rounded terminals and subtly textured stroke edges that suggest a marker or sign-paint brush. The letterforms lean forward with broad, confident downstrokes and tapered entries/exits, creating a rhythmic, flowing line even where characters are not strictly connected. Capitals are large and expressive with looped bowls and occasional swash-like joins, while lowercase forms are compact with tight counters and a noticeably small x-height relative to ascenders. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, staying bold and slightly condensed with soft curves and angled stress.
This style performs best in short to medium-length display settings where its bold brush texture and expressive capitals can be appreciated—such as branding marks, packaging fronts, posters, menu headings, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for pull quotes or social graphics, but will read more clearly with generous tracking and ample line spacing in longer passages.
The overall tone feels upbeat and personable, combining a retro hand-lettered energy with a polished, display-ready presence. Its thick, slanted strokes read as confident and attention-seeking, making text feel friendly, informal, and a bit nostalgic.
The design appears aimed at delivering a strong, hand-lettered script look that feels both energetic and approachable, with enough consistency for repeatable typography while retaining the irregularities and stroke texture of natural writing. It prioritizes impact and personality over quiet readability, especially through oversized capitals and weighty strokes.
Spacing appears intentionally lively, with letter widths and internal counters varying to preserve a hand-drawn cadence. The bold weight and enclosed shapes in letters like a, e, o, and s make the texture more prominent at smaller sizes, while the exaggerated capitals and smooth joins stand out in headlines.