Script Novo 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, packaging, social graphics, energetic, confident, sporty, friendly, retro, hand-lettered feel, high impact, brand voice, dynamic motion, casual elegance, brushy, slanted, compact, high-ink, looped.
A right-slanted brush script with compact proportions and a lively, forward rhythm. Strokes appear pressure-driven, with rounded terminals, tapered entries, and occasional sharp flicks that suggest a marker or brush pen. Letterforms are generally connected in text, with smooth joining strokes, generous curves, and intermittent looped forms; counters are small and the overall color is dark and even. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while lowercase maintains a consistent cursive flow with a relatively low x-height and tall ascenders/descenders; numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded, slightly bouncy shapes.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings such as branding, logotypes, poster titles, packaging callouts, and social media graphics where a handwritten personality is desirable. It can work for apparel graphics and event promotions, and performs best at larger sizes where the compact counters and connected rhythm remain clear.
The font conveys momentum and assertiveness while staying approachable, like quick hand-lettering used for headlines and signatures. Its dense ink and sweeping joins give it a bold, promotional feel, leaning toward casual retro and sporty branding rather than delicate formal calligraphy.
Designed to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with consistent cursive connectivity and strong visual impact. The intent appears to prioritize expressive stroke movement and a dense, punchy texture for display typography over quiet, long-form readability.
Spacing in running text is tight and the joins create a continuous texture, so it reads best when allowed some breathing room in line spacing. The uppercase forms show more flourish and contrast in movement than the lowercase, making initial caps and short words especially expressive.