Script Ohba 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, signage, confident, retro, friendly, expressive, lively, display impact, handmade feel, brand voice, energetic rhythm, brushy, slanted, looping, rounded, high-contrast swells.
A brisk, right-slanted script with a brush-pen feel and compact proportions. Strokes show smooth swelling and tapering, with rounded terminals and occasional teardrop-like ends that suggest pressure changes. Letterforms are tightly drawn with short extenders and a relatively low lowercase profile, giving lines a dense, energetic rhythm. Connections are implied by the cursive construction, while capitals add more pronounced entry/exit strokes and occasional loops for emphasis.
This face is well-suited to short, high-impact text such as logos, product names, packaging callouts, posters, and promotional headlines where its bold brush rhythm can carry the message. It also works for quotes, invitations, and social graphics when set with generous spacing and moderate line lengths to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is upbeat and confident, balancing polish with a casual, handwritten spontaneity. Its rhythmic slant and bold stroke presence create a lively, slightly retro voice that feels personable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, legible cursive look that captures hand-drawn brush energy while staying controlled enough for branding and display typography. It prioritizes momentum, compactness, and strong silhouettes to remain readable in expressive settings.
Uppercase forms lean on simplified, readable cursive shapes rather than ornate swashes, while still providing distinctive silhouettes in letters like B, G, Q, and R. Numerals follow the same slanted, brush-driven logic and remain sturdy at display sizes, with curved forms carrying the same swelling stroke behavior as the letters.