Cursive Tonid 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, posters, headlines, casual, lively, confident, friendly, expressive, handmade feel, modern script, signature style, headline impact, brushy, slanted, looping, rounded, high-contrast.
A slanted, brush-pen script with compact letterforms and a rhythmic, forward-leaning flow. Strokes are rounded and slightly tapered, with thicker downstrokes and lighter connecting strokes that create a natural handwritten modulation. Uppercase shapes are tall and prominent with simple swashes and occasional looped entries, while lowercase forms stay compact with tight counters and short extenders, producing a dense, energetic texture in text. Numerals match the script’s angled momentum and maintain the same smooth, brush-like weight changes.
Well-suited to logos, product packaging, café/food branding, and promotional graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desirable. It works especially well for short headlines, pull quotes, and social media overlays, and is less ideal for long passages of small text due to its dense script texture.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, with a quick, confident hand that reads as upbeat rather than formal. Its brisk slant and brushy modulation add a sense of motion, giving headlines a lively, conversational presence.
The design appears intended to emulate a modern brush signature style—fast, legible, and energetic—balancing decorative loops with straightforward forms for practical display use.
Letter spacing is tight and the joins are visually implied even when characters are not fully connected, which helps maintain a continuous cursive rhythm. The heavier stroke weight and compact proportions make the style most convincing at display sizes where the brush detail and loops remain clear.