Script Derip 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, romantic, refined, vintage, inviting, calligraphic mimicry, formal charm, decorative display, elegant lettering, looping, flourished, calligraphic, swashy, slanted.
A flowing script with a pronounced rightward slant, high-contrast stroke modulation, and tapered entry/exit strokes that mimic a pointed-pen rhythm. Letterforms are compact and relatively narrow, with small lowercases and long, lively ascenders and descenders that create an energetic vertical texture. Curves are rounded and smooth, and many characters feature gentle loops and occasional swashes, giving words a continuous, handwritten cadence even when connections are subtle.
Well-suited to display settings where a graceful, handwritten voice is desired—such as wedding stationery, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and product packaging. It will be most effective at larger sizes where the thin strokes and delicate terminals can remain clear, and where its loops and descenders have room to breathe.
The overall tone feels classic and romantic, with a polished handwritten charm that reads as formal yet friendly. Its flourishes and contrast add a sense of ceremony and elegance, while the rounded forms keep it approachable rather than austere.
The design appears intended to emulate a formal handwritten script with calligraphic contrast and tasteful flourishes, aiming for an elegant, celebratory feel in short-to-medium display text. Its compact proportions and lively extenders suggest a focus on stylish word shapes and distinctive capital forms rather than dense body copy.
The type shows noticeable variability in character widths and stroke endings, producing a natural, pen-drawn texture. Capitals are more decorative than the lowercase and can introduce prominent opening gestures, which become a defining visual feature in headings and short phrases.