Script Oldi 16 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, signage, quotes, retro, friendly, sweet, lively, casual-elegant, hand-lettered feel, headline impact, approachable branding, vintage charm, brushy, rounded, looping, bouncy, flourished.
A compact, right-slanted script with thick, brush-like strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms are built from smooth, continuous curves with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional looped bowls, giving the line a rolling rhythm. Uppercase characters are more embellished and swashy, while the lowercase stays simpler and more compact, producing a strong headline silhouette. Numerals follow the same cursive construction with soft curves and pronounced weight at turns.
Works best for short to medium display text where its swashy capitals and brushy rhythm can be appreciated—such as logos, product labels, café menus, invitations, social graphics, and poster headlines. It can also suit pull quotes or emphasis lines when paired with a calmer text face.
The overall tone feels upbeat and personable, with a slightly nostalgic, hand-lettered charm. Its generous curves and soft terminals read as welcoming and expressive rather than formal or rigid.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush lettering in a polished, repeatable form, balancing decorative uppercase flourishes with a compact, readable lowercase for practical display setting. Its construction prioritizes warmth and motion, aiming for an expressive script suited to branding and headline contexts.
Connectivity is suggested by the flowing stroke logic, but individual glyphs retain clear, distinct shapes for display use. The italic angle and rounded, brush-pen modulation create lively texture, and the more decorative capitals can add emphasis at the start of words or in short phrases.