Script Etbol 8 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, packaging, headlines, social graphics, friendly, playful, retro, casual, warm, handmade feel, bold display, vintage flavor, approachable tone, brush lettering, brushy, rounded, swashy, bouncy, soft terminals.
A heavy, brush-like script with a consistent rightward slant and compact, rounded letterforms. Strokes are thick with gently modulated contrast, showing soft joins and tapered, ink-like terminals that suggest a marker or brush pen. The design keeps a tight rhythm with relatively narrow counters and a bouncy baseline feel, while capitals feature occasional swashy entry strokes and simplified, bold silhouettes. Lowercase forms are compact and looped, and figures are similarly chunky and softly contoured for a cohesive color in text.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as branding wordmarks, packaging callouts, posters, and bold editorial or social headlines. It also works well for menu titles, signage-style treatments, and any display text that benefits from a friendly, brush-script character rather than extended reading.
The font reads as upbeat and personable, with a handcrafted energy that feels informal rather than ceremonial. Its rounded weight and brushy motion evoke a nostalgic, mid-century sign-painting and café-menu tone, conveying friendliness and approachability.
The letterforms appear designed to capture the look of confident brush lettering in a clean, repeatable type system—prioritizing bold presence, smooth flow, and a lively, handcrafted rhythm for display use.
At larger sizes the thick joins and tight internal spaces become a defining texture, giving lines of text a strong, dark presence. The italic motion and rounded forms help keep the density from feeling rigid, but the boldness suggests careful tracking and line spacing for longer passages.