Script Dufu 5 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, posters, headlines, cheerful, friendly, lively, casual, playful, hand-lettered feel, expressive display, friendly branding, modern brush script, brushy, calligraphic, rounded, bouncy, looping.
A brush-pen style script with a forward slant and lively, bouncy rhythm. Strokes show clear pressure modulation with thick rounded mains and tapered entry/exit strokes, plus occasional teardrop terminals. Letterforms are compact with tight counters and generous curves, mixing connected cursive behavior in lowercase with more standalone, swashy capitals. The overall texture is smooth and consistent, with slightly irregular, hand-drawn nuance rather than rigid geometry.
Best suited to short display settings where the expressive stroke contrast and swashy forms can shine—logos, product packaging, café/food branding, quotes, invitations, and social media graphics. For longer passages, it works most comfortably in larger sizes with ample spacing so the compact counters and joins stay clear.
The font reads warm and upbeat, with an energetic, conversational tone. Its bold brush character and soft curves give it a welcoming, handcrafted feel suited to expressive, personality-driven messaging.
Designed to emulate confident brush lettering with a polished, repeatable consistency. The aim appears to be an approachable script that delivers strong presence and motion, balancing decorative capitals with more readable lowercase for flexible display typography.
Capitals feature prominent loops and flourish-like strokes (notably in forms such as B, D, Q, and R), which create strong word-shape at display sizes. Numerals are rounded and brushy to match the letterforms, keeping a cohesive, informal texture in mixed text.