Script Nobu 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, social media, energetic, friendly, expressive, casual, retro, handcrafted feel, display impact, casual elegance, signage style, brushy, slanted, rounded, looping, tapered.
A lively brush-style script with a consistent rightward slant and a broad, paintlike stroke that tapers at entries and terminals. Letterforms are compact and upright in footprint, with rounded bowls, soft corners, and occasional looped constructions (notably in forms like g, y, and Q). Strokes show a hand-drawn rhythm with slightly variable stroke edges and decisive, wedge-like endings that suggest a brush or marker. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while lowercase maintains a tight, streamlined cursive flow; numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and slanted stress.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display text where a handcrafted voice is desirable, such as branding marks, packaging callouts, posters, menus, and social media graphics. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set with generous spacing and adequate size to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, conveying motion and spontaneity without feeling messy. It reads as confident and conversational, with a hint of vintage sign-painting flair that makes it feel approachable and energetic.
The design appears intended to emulate confident brush lettering with a clean, controlled silhouette—capturing the immediacy of hand lettering while maintaining consistent rhythm for repeatable typesetting. Its compact proportions and emphatic capitals suggest a focus on attention-grabbing display use rather than long-form reading.
Spacing and letterfit appear tuned for connected or near-connected script text, with many glyphs implying natural joining behavior. The more angular, swept capitals add emphasis and personality in headings, while the lowercase keeps a steady cadence for short phrases.