Script Kidal 12 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, branding, headlines, certificates, elegant, formal, ornate, romantic, classic, formality, elegance, flourish, calligraphy, calligraphic, swashy, flowing, refined, high-contrast.
This script shows a steep rightward slant with sharply modulated strokes, pairing hairline connectors with pronounced thick downstrokes. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with a tight rhythm and a relatively low x-height that emphasizes tall ascenders and deep, tapering descenders. Terminals frequently finish in pointed teardrops or fine hooks, and many capitals include restrained swashes and looped entry strokes that add flourish without becoming overly tangled. Overall spacing is close and the forms feel drawn with a flexible pointed-pen logic, giving the texture a crisp, sparkling contrast.
It performs best in short to medium display lines where its contrast and flourishes can be appreciated—wedding suites, event materials, luxury or boutique branding, certificates, and elegant packaging. For readability, it benefits from generous size and careful tracking, especially in longer phrases or dense layouts.
The tone is polished and ceremonial, evoking invitations, monograms, and classic correspondence. Its delicate hairlines and graceful curves convey sophistication and a romantic, traditional sensibility rather than casual handwriting.
The design appears intended to deliver a formal, calligraphy-inspired script with a clear italic motion and controlled ornamentation, balancing decorative capitals with a more legible lowercase for continuous word shapes.
Uppercase characters carry most of the decorative energy, while lowercase shapes stay comparatively streamlined to preserve flow in words. Numerals are similarly slanted and stylized, matching the script’s tapering terminals and calligraphic stress, which makes them best suited to display settings.