Script Nogi 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logos, headlines, posters, packaging, social media, energetic, friendly, retro, confident, playful, expressiveness, branding, display impact, handmade feel, brushy, swashy, rounded, dynamic, cursive.
A bold, brush-script style with a forward slant and compact, upright proportions. Strokes show a marker/brush feel with rounded terminals and subtly tapered joins, creating a lively rhythm while keeping letterforms sturdy and high-contrast in silhouette. Uppercase forms are simplified and slightly swashy, while lowercase letters are more consistently cursive, with frequent entry/exit strokes and smooth looping in characters like g, y, and z. Overall spacing is tight and the forms read as a cohesive, hand-drawn set with confident curves and occasional sharp flicks on diagonals.
Well-suited for short, high-impact text such as logos, branding lockups, poster headlines, product packaging, and social media graphics. It works best when used sparingly for emphasis, paired with a simple sans or serif for supporting copy to maintain clarity.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—casual but assertive—suggesting quick, expressive handwriting with a polished finish. Its thick, slanted strokes and smooth curves give it a retro-leaning, headline-friendly character that feels energetic and inviting rather than delicate or formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, handwritten script look that reads quickly and feels handcrafted, with enough consistency for branding while preserving the spontaneity of brush lettering. It prioritizes visual punch and motion over delicate detail, making it ideal for expressive display typography.
The heavy stroke weight and compact counters make it most legible at display sizes, where the brush texture and swashes can be appreciated without clogging. Numerals follow the same cursive/brush logic, with rounded shapes and strong diagonal movement that match the alphabet’s momentum.