Script Osti 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, headlines, friendly, playful, retro, casual, cheerful, hand-lettered feel, approachability, decorative caps, display clarity, rounded, bouncy, looping, monolinear, informal.
A lively, handwritten script with rounded forms, soft terminals, and a forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes appear mostly monolinear with gentle contrast and smooth, brush-pen-like curves, producing consistent texture across words. Capitals are decorative and slightly larger, using simple flourishes and looped entries, while lowercase maintains a compact, slightly narrow footprint with open counters and frequent joins. Numerals follow the same cursive logic, staying upright-to-slightly slanted with friendly curves and minimal sharp angles.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a personable voice is desired—logos, boutique branding, product packaging, café menus, greeting cards, invitations, and quote graphics. It can also work for subheads and pull quotes when generous spacing and line height are available to preserve the airy, looping connections.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a bouncy cadence that reads as personal and upbeat rather than formal. Its looping joins and soft curves evoke a light retro charm, making text feel conversational and welcoming.
The design appears intended to deliver a clean, readable hand-lettered script that feels crafted yet consistent, balancing decorative capitals with practical lowercase for everyday messaging. Its restrained flourishes and rounded construction suggest a focus on friendly display use rather than high-formality calligraphy.
Letter connections are generally smooth and continuous, with occasional breaks where forms naturally separate, helping maintain clarity in longer phrases. The design favors rounded shoulders and teardrop-like turns over pointed details, which keeps the texture even at display sizes and gives headlines a hand-lettered feel.