Script Otdum 8 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, greeting cards, branding, playful, retro, friendly, whimsical, crafty, hand-lettered charm, decorative caps, friendly display, retro flair, rounded, bouncy, looping, swashy, informal.
A chunky, rounded script with smooth, brush-like strokes and compact proportions. Letters show generous loops and teardrop terminals, with frequent entry/exit strokes that create a flowing rhythm even when characters don’t fully connect. Uppercase forms are highly decorative and monoline-adjacent in feel, relying on bulbous curves and enclosed counters for personality. Lowercase has a small x-height with tall ascenders and deep descenders, giving lines a lively vertical swing; spacing is naturally irregular in a hand-drawn way, and the numeral set follows the same soft, rounded construction.
Works best for short display text such as logos, product names, packaging callouts, café menus, posters, and greeting cards where the decorative capitals can shine. It can also support social graphics and invitations when set with ample tracking and line spacing to preserve the lively counters and loops.
The overall tone is warm and buoyant, reading as cheerful and slightly nostalgic. Its swashy capitals and bouncy movement suggest a casual, personable voice—more charming than formal—suited to expressive display settings.
Designed to deliver a hand-lettered script look with bold presence and charming, swashy character. The emphasis appears to be on expressive capitals and a friendly, crafted rhythm rather than strict uniformity or text-face readability.
Distinctive, loop-heavy capitals can become a focal point, while the compact lowercase and strong curves keep words feeling dense and energetic. At smaller sizes the interior loops and tight joins may visually fill in, so it benefits from comfortable sizes and breathing room.