Script Gidi 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, signage, retro, cheerful, friendly, craft, playful, handcrafted feel, display impact, nostalgic tone, friendly branding, swashy, rounded, brushy, compact, bouncy.
A heavy, right-leaning script with compact proportions and rounded, brush-like terminals. Strokes show subtle modulation, with thick main strokes and slightly tapered joins that suggest a calligraphic or marker-driven construction. Letterforms are moderately connected in running text, with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional swash-like caps. Counters are relatively tight and curves are full, giving the face a dense, punchy texture while maintaining clear character silhouettes.
Best suited for display settings where its weight and swashy movement can be appreciated—brand marks, packaging fronts, café menus, posters, and short promotional lines. It can also work for emphasis in invitations or social graphics, but is most effective when used at larger sizes and in limited amounts of text.
The overall tone feels upbeat and nostalgic, with a classic sign-painter sweetness and a casual confidence. Its bold, bouncy rhythm reads as welcoming and expressive rather than formal or austere, lending a handcrafted charm to headlines and short statements.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, personable script that evokes hand-lettered signage while staying legible and cohesive in words. It prioritizes expressive capitals, rounded forms, and a smooth connecting flow to create memorable, friendly typographic color.
Capitals are particularly decorative, using looped strokes and flourish-like beginnings that create strong word shapes. Numerals follow the same slanted, soft-shouldered logic, with rounded forms and sturdy weight that keeps them prominent alongside letters. Spacing appears slightly variable from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-rendered feel.