Script Hopu 8 is a bold, wide, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, greeting cards, playful, retro, friendly, casual, whimsical, hand-lettered feel, display impact, friendly tone, signage style, rounded, bouncy, brushy, looped, connected.
A connected script with a pronounced rightward slant and a lively, rolling baseline rhythm. Strokes are heavy and rounded with smooth, brush-like terminals and minimal internal contrast, creating a solid, inky texture. Letterforms lean on generous loops and broad curves, with occasional entry/exit strokes that help maintain continuous flow; capitals are especially looped and decorative. Spacing is relatively open for a script, but the joins and large swashes create an overall cohesive word shape with a slightly uneven, hand-drawn regularity.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its connected flow and bold stroke weight can be appreciated—logos, product packaging, café/retail signage, posters, and greeting-card style messaging. It can work for pull quotes or section headers, but extended small-size text may lose clarity due to the heavy joins and decorative capitals.
The face reads warm and personable, with a buoyant, mid-century sign-painting energy. Its thick, rounded forms and energetic joins give it an expressive, informal charm that feels inviting rather than strict or ceremonial.
Designed to mimic confident hand lettering with a brush-pen feel, prioritizing momentum, personality, and bold word shapes. The emphasis on looping capitals and continuous connections suggests an intention to deliver an upbeat, attention-getting script for display-driven applications.
Uppercase forms are notably more flamboyant than the lowercase, which can create strong emphasis in title case. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic—rounded, slanted, and weighty—so they integrate well in display settings, though the dense joins can make very small sizes feel crowded.