Script Ohba 7 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, elegant, vintage, friendly, confident, romantic, signature feel, display impact, brush realism, elegant tone, brushy, looped, swashy, slanted, rounded.
A slanted, brush-pen styled script with smooth, rounded curves and a lively baseline rhythm. Strokes are heavy with gently tapered terminals, and many letters show subtle entry/exit flicks that suggest fast, confident writing. Uppercase forms are more decorative, with occasional flourished loops and interior counters shaped by sweeping strokes, while lowercase remains compact with a relatively low x-height and clear ascenders/descenders. Spacing is moderately tight and the letterforms vary in width in a natural, handwritten way, producing an energetic texture in words and lines of text.
Well-suited for invitations, greeting cards, and event collateral where a formal handwritten feel is desirable. It also works effectively for branding elements such as logotypes, product labels, and packaging, especially when used as a headline or short phrase. For longer text, it will be most comfortable at larger sizes where the compact lowercase and tight rhythm stay clear.
The overall tone feels polished yet personable—like a formal signature or a well-lettered invitation that still retains human warmth. Its bold, flowing motion gives it a classic, slightly retro charm, leaning toward celebratory and expressive rather than minimal or technical.
The design appears intended to emulate a bold, fluid brush-script hand with a refined, presentation-ready finish. It balances decorative uppercase swashes with a steadier lowercase to provide expressive display impact while maintaining consistent word shapes.
Numerals follow the same brush-script logic, with angled stress and rounded, open shapes that read best at medium to large sizes. The sample text shows consistent slant and stroke behavior across long passages, with capitals providing prominent emphasis for initials and display settings.