Script Goro 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, signage, retro, friendly, confident, playful, nostalgic, display impact, handmade feel, brand voice, sign-painting look, rounded, brushy, swashy, chunky, soft terminals.
A heavy, brush-like script with rounded, swelling strokes and softly tapered terminals. Letterforms are slanted with an energetic forward rhythm, and many capitals feature broad, looping entrances and compact internal counters. Strokes show gentle modulation rather than sharp contrast, creating a smooth, inky silhouette; joins and curves are full and cushioned, with occasional ball-like terminals and teardrop shapes. Overall proportions feel compact, with relatively small lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders, producing a lively, bouncy texture in words.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its weight and loops can be appreciated—headlines, wordmarks, packaging labels, posters, and sign-style graphics. It can also work for punchy subheads or callouts, but the dense strokes and swashy capitals are most effective when given space and set at moderate to large sizes.
The tone is bold and personable, evoking mid-century sign painting and casual branding. Its thick, rounded forms feel inviting and upbeat, balancing a touch of formality from the script structure with an approachable, handcrafted warmth.
Designed to deliver a bold, hand-rendered script look that feels like painted lettering—combining smooth, connected flow with sturdy, high-impact shapes for branding and display applications.
Uppercase letters read as display-oriented, with decorative curls and strong black shapes that can dominate a line. Numerals share the same brushy, rounded construction, keeping a consistent color and rhythm in mixed text settings.