Script Olby 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, branding, retro, playful, friendly, bold, lively, impact, personality, handmade, motion, display, brushy, rounded, bouncy, casual, swashy.
A heavy, brush-like script with rounded terminals, compact counters, and a strong rightward slant. Strokes show subtle thick–thin modulation and a slightly irregular, hand-drawn rhythm, with soft joins and occasional looped forms. Letterforms are generally compact and upright in their footprint, with variable widths and simplified connections that keep the texture dense and punchy. Capitals feature modest swashes and curled entry strokes, while lowercase forms maintain a quick, cursive motion with short extenders and sturdy, blob-like endings.
This font performs best in short, prominent settings such as headlines, logo wordmarks, packaging fronts, poster titles, and branded social graphics. It works well where a bold handwritten voice is needed, especially when set with generous tracking or at larger sizes to preserve interior detail.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a vintage sign-painting energy. Its weight and lively curves make it feel confident and expressive rather than delicate or formal. The rhythm reads as conversational and fun, suited to designs that want warmth and personality.
The design appears intended to emulate confident brush lettering for display use—prioritizing impact, charm, and motion over restrained readability. Its compact, rounded construction and energetic slant suggest a focus on expressive branding and attention-grabbing titles.
The dense stroke weight and tight inner spaces can cause counters to fill in at small sizes, so it tends to read best when given room. Numerals follow the same brush-script logic, with rounded shapes and a casual, slightly playful construction that matches the letters.