Script Ridob 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, greeting cards, elegant, whimsical, delicate, vintage, signature feel, formal charm, decorative caps, handmade look, hairline, calligraphic, looped, flourished, spiky terminals.
A delicate, calligraphic script with pronounced thick–thin modulation and frequent hairline entry/exit strokes. The letterforms are tall and slender, with compact lowercases and long ascenders/descenders that create a vertical rhythm. Strokes often taper to sharp points, and many capitals introduce ornamental loops and extended swashes, while the lowercase maintains a lightly connected, handwritten flow. Numerals follow the same contrasty, drawn-with-a-pen feel, with narrow forms and occasional curled terminals.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its thin hairlines and swashy capitals can be appreciated, such as invitations, event stationery, boutique branding, beauty or lifestyle packaging, and greeting cards. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when set with generous size and spacing to preserve the fine details.
The overall tone is refined and romantic, with a playful, storybook lightness. Its high-contrast brush/pen texture and looping capitals suggest a classic, boutique sensibility rather than a utilitarian everyday hand.
Likely designed to emulate a pointed-pen or brush-script signature style, balancing readable cursive structure with decorative capitals for a premium, handcrafted feel. The emphasis on tall proportions, dramatic contrast, and graceful terminals appears intended to add sophistication and personality to display typography.
The design mixes smooth curves with occasional angular turns and narrow counters, giving it a lively, slightly quirky cadence. Capitals are notably more expressive than the lowercase, which reads simpler and more rhythmic in text, while punctuation and apostrophes appear as small, ink-like marks that reinforce the handcrafted character.