Script Oglaf 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, signage, retro, lively, confident, friendly, crafty, handcrafted feel, display impact, retro signage, friendly branding, brushy, slanted, rounded, compact, expressive.
A slanted brush-script with compact proportions and energetic, calligraphic strokes. Letterforms show rounded terminals, soft curves, and subtle stroke modulation that mimics pressure from a brush or marker. Uppercase characters are more ornate and swooping, while the lowercase is simpler and quicker, with small counters and tight spacing that creates a dense, rhythmic texture in text. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, staying narrow and slightly irregular for an authentic drawn feel.
Best suited to display settings where expressiveness matters: headlines, short slogans, logos/wordmarks, packaging labels, posters, and storefront-style signage. It can work for brief callouts or quotes in larger sizes, while long passages may feel dense due to the compact script rhythm.
The font conveys a lively, retro-leaning warmth—confident and personable rather than formal. Its brisk strokes and compact, swooping shapes suggest handcrafted signage and energetic branding, giving text a friendly, promotional tone.
Designed to deliver a bold, brush-written script look that feels hand-crafted and energetic. The combination of swooping capitals and compact lowercase aims for strong visual impact and quick readability in display use.
Consistency comes from repeated angled entry/exit strokes and rounded, tapered ends, while slight irregularities keep the line from feeling mechanical. The overall color on the page is dark and assertive, making it most effective when it can be set with a bit of breathing room.