Script Guwi 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, signage, playful, friendly, casual, retro, handmade, hand-lettered feel, display impact, approachability, retro charm, brushy, rounded, bouncy, informal, swashy.
A slanted, brush-script style with rounded terminals and a smooth, monoline feel. Strokes show a soft, marker-like build with occasional tapered entries and exits, creating a lively rhythm rather than strict geometric consistency. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with generous curves, open bowls, and subtly irregular widths that reinforce a hand-drawn texture. Ascenders and capitals are prominent and often finish with gentle swashes, while lowercase forms stay relatively small and tight to the baseline for a punchy, compact word shape.
This font is well suited to branding and packaging that want a friendly, handcrafted voice, as well as posters, menus, and social media graphics where a bold script can carry short phrases. It works best at display sizes, especially for titles, callouts, and product names where its swashy capitals and compact lowercase can read as energetic and personal.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick hand-lettering used for notes, signage, or packaging. Its lively slant and springy curves give it an energetic, slightly retro charm that feels approachable rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush lettering with a clean, reproducible consistency, balancing expressive swashes with straightforward forms for practical display use. It aims to deliver a casual handwritten signature feel that stands out quickly in short text.
Capitals are expressive and headline-oriented, with several forms featuring exaggerated entry strokes and rounded hook-like endings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, slightly curved constructions that match the script’s cadence.