Script Enkad 13 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, social media, energetic, retro, friendly, informal, expressive, brush lettering, display impact, handmade feel, vintage flavor, quick rhythm, brushy, slanted, compact, rounded, bouncy.
This script has a brush-pen look with a consistent rightward slant and compact, tightly set letterforms. Strokes show tapered ends and subtle swelling through curves, suggesting pressure-sensitive writing rather than rigid geometry. The rhythm is quick and bouncy, with rounded bowls, narrow counters, and simplified joins that keep words moving without heavy ornamentation. Capitals are larger and more gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with short ascenders and descenders relative to the overall line, producing a dense, punchy texture in paragraphs.
This font is well suited to short-to-medium display copy such as headlines, posters, apparel graphics, product packaging, café/restaurant branding, and social media graphics where an energetic handwritten voice is desirable. It can also work for pull quotes or subheads, especially when you want a compact, lively texture without excessive flourishes.
The overall tone is lively and approachable, balancing a casual handwritten feel with enough structure to read cleanly at display sizes. It evokes a mid-century sign-painting and packaging sensibility—confident, upbeat, and a little playful rather than delicate or formal.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and confidence of brush lettering in a controlled, repeatable script, keeping forms compact and high-impact for display use. It prioritizes expressive stroke movement and a vintage-leaning sign style while maintaining consistent shapes for readable, attention-grabbing text.
Numerals and uppercase letters follow the same brushy, slanted construction, helping mixed-case headlines and price/number callouts feel cohesive. The design favors momentum over precision: curves are slightly irregular in a natural way, and terminals often finish with soft, angled flicks that reinforce the hand-drawn character.