Script Esban 8 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, packaging, apparel, confident, vintage, lively, expressive, bold, hand-lettered look, display impact, brand personality, signature feel, brushy, calligraphic, slanted, high-contrast, rounded.
A heavy, brush-like script with a strong rightward slant and compact lowercase proportions. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with thick downstrokes and tapered, pointed terminals that mimic a loaded brush or marker. Letterforms are rounded and energetic, with occasional entry/exit flicks and mild flourishes; connections are suggested by the cursive construction even when characters appear more loosely joined. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a natural handwritten rhythm while keeping an overall cohesive texture.
This style works best at display sizes where the brush modulation and tapered terminals remain clear—such as posters, branding marks, product packaging, apparel graphics, and short, emphatic headlines. It can also serve as an accent font for pull quotes or social media graphics when paired with a simpler text face.
The font communicates a punchy, confident tone with a retro hand-lettered feel. Its bold, sweeping strokes and brisk rhythm read as lively and assertive, suited to attention-grabbing messaging rather than quiet neutrality.
The design appears intended to emulate bold, fast hand-lettering with brush-pen contrast—delivering a distinctive, high-impact script that feels personal and crafted while staying legible in short lines of text.
Capitals are prominent and stylized, often featuring extended strokes and loop-like gestures that add a decorative, signature-like quality. Numerals follow the same brush logic with rounded forms and strong weight, matching the alphabet’s energetic movement.