Calligraphic Anvo 12 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, greeting cards, labels, friendly, whimsical, handmade, casual, approachable, handwritten clarity, friendly tone, casual display, human texture, rounded, monoline, soft terminals, bouncy rhythm, quirky.
A lively hand-drawn roman with a predominantly monoline stroke and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly condensed with gentle irregularities in curve tension and stroke endings that create an organic, pen-rendered feel while remaining clean and readable. Bowls and counters tend to be open and rounded, with simple, upright construction and minimal embellishment; small asymmetries and uneven joins add personality without breaking consistency across the set.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a friendly, handcrafted voice is desired, such as packaging, café or shop signage, posters, greeting cards, and children-oriented materials. It can also work for headings and pull quotes in editorial or web contexts when a relaxed, personal tone is more important than strict typographic neutrality.
The font reads as warm and informal, with a playful, lightly quirky rhythm that suggests handwritten signage or notes. Its soft edges and relaxed shapes keep the tone approachable rather than strict or technical, making it feel personable and conversational.
The design appears intended to provide a neat, legible handwritten look that feels drawn rather than engineered, combining simple calligraphic curves with consistent, approachable proportions for everyday display and informal text settings.
Uppercase forms stay simple and narrow, while lowercase shows more individuality in characters like the looped g and the rounded, single-storey shapes. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with smooth curves and modest variation in width that reinforces the casual texture in longer text.