Script Ongol 17 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, headlines, quotes, elegant, confident, romantic, classic, energetic, signature feel, formal flair, handcrafted tone, display impact, cursive flow, brushy, looping, slanted, calligraphic, smooth.
A slanted, brush-like script with rounded terminals, tapered joins, and a lively stroke rhythm that suggests pressure and lift. Letterforms lean strongly forward and favor compact counters with flowing entry and exit strokes, creating a cohesive cursive texture in words. Uppercase forms are larger and more gestural, with soft loops and sweeping curves, while lowercase stays compact with a relatively modest x-height and clear ascender/descender movement. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing smooth curves with brisk, angled strokes for a consistent overall color.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where its flowing rhythm and expressive capitals can lead the composition—such as branding marks, packaging titles, invitations, and promotional headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or social graphics, especially when set with generous line spacing to preserve the script’s loops and descenders.
The tone is polished and personable, balancing formal calligraphic cues with the immediacy of handwriting. It reads as stylish and celebratory, with enough movement and flourish to feel expressive without becoming overly ornate.
Likely drawn to provide a confident, contemporary take on formal cursive—capturing the look of quick brush calligraphy while maintaining consistent shapes for repeatable typesetting. The design emphasizes smooth connectivity and striking capitals to deliver an elevated, signature-like feel in display use.
Connections are generally smooth and continuous in text, with occasional open joins and pronounced swashes on select capitals that add emphasis at the start of words. Spacing appears fairly tight by design, reinforcing a continuous, ribbon-like flow across longer phrases.