Script Esmej 11 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, branding, social ads, retro, upbeat, casual, friendly, crafty, display script, handmade feel, brush lettering, impactful tone, quick emphasis, brushy, slanted, rounded, compact, lively.
A brush-style script with a consistent rightward slant and compact proportions. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, with broad, rounded terminals and occasional tapered entries that suggest a felt-tip or paint-brush tool. Letterforms are mostly unconnected in the uppercase set, while the lowercase reads more flowing and cursive, with soft joins, looped descenders, and smooth, continuous curves. Overall spacing is tight and rhythmic, and the numerals mirror the same handwritten, slightly irregular brush texture and rounded contours.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as packaging labels, posters, menu headers, logo wordmarks, and social or editorial headlines. It works well when you want a handwritten emphasis with solid stroke weight, especially in high-contrast layouts where the brush texture and slant can carry the message.
The font conveys an energetic, personable tone—more like quick confident lettering than formal calligraphy. Its bold, inky presence and bouncy rhythm give it a retro sign-painting flavor that feels warm and approachable rather than delicate or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to capture confident brush lettering in a reusable, display-oriented script: readable, bold, and compact, with enough cursive flow to feel handwritten while staying stable and impactful for branding and promotional typography.
Caps are simplified and sturdy, designed to hold their shape at display sizes, while the lowercase provides the more expressive script character. The slant and dense sidebearings create strong word-shapes, but the heavier strokes and compact counters can start to close up at small sizes or in long paragraphs.