Script Ohku 17 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, packaging, posters, headlines, branding, retro, friendly, lively, casual, bold, display impact, handmade feel, brand voice, retro styling, expressive caps, brushy, rounded, slanted, bouncy, swashy.
A heavy, slanted script with a brush-pen feel and rounded terminals. Strokes show a subtly modulated thickness and a smooth, slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Capitals are prominent and often swashy, with broad entry strokes and curved spurs, while lowercase forms are compact with a relatively low x-height and simplified joins that keep counters open. Numerals match the script energy with curved, tilted forms and consistent weight.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a bold, handwritten script needs to stand out—logos, brand marks, packaging, storefront-style headlines, and promotional graphics. It can also work for emphatic pull quotes or social media titles, especially where a lively, brush-script voice is desired.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, combining a retro sign-painting flavor with a confident, attention-grabbing darkness. Its energetic slant and soft curves read as informal and welcoming rather than strict or ceremonial.
The font appears intended to deliver a bold, brush-script look that feels hand-rendered and energetic, balancing readable letter shapes with expressive capitals and a rhythmic italic flow for impactful display typography.
The design maintains strong color on the page, with minimal delicacy and few hairline details, which helps it stay bold at display sizes. Letterforms lean toward rounded, loopless connections in the lowercase, while uppercase shapes provide most of the flourish and personality.