Script Ismus 12 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, elegant, whimsical, vintage, romantic, refined, formality, hand-lettered feel, decorative caps, signature style, occasion stationery, looping, swashy, calligraphic, monoline feel, airy.
A delicate formal script with a pronounced rightward slant and long, looping entry and exit strokes that create a fluid rhythm across words. Strokes stay slender and clean, with a subtle calligraphic modulation that emphasizes hairline curves and tapered terminals. Capitals are tall and ornate, often featuring generous swashes and curved spines, while lowercase forms are compact with narrow counters and small bowls. The overall texture is light and open, with smooth joins and lively ascenders/descenders that add sparkle without becoming overly dense.
Well suited to wedding suites, invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and romantic or heritage-leaning packaging. It performs best in headlines, short subheads, pull quotes, and nameplates where the swashes and tall capitals have room to breathe, rather than in long passages of small text.
The font conveys a polished, romantic tone with a hint of playfulness from its curls and generous flourishes. It feels classic and slightly nostalgic, like handwritten formal correspondence, but remains approachable due to its airy spacing and soft, rounded motion.
Designed to emulate formal hand lettering with graceful movement, emphasizing decorative capitals and flowing connections for an elevated, occasion-driven look. The narrow, airy rhythm and restrained stroke weight suggest an intent to stay elegant and readable while still offering expressive flourishes.
Letterforms show consistent pen-like logic: thin connecting strokes, rounded loops on letters like g, y, and f, and decorative caps that stand out strongly in short phrases. Numerals follow the same elegant, curving construction and appear best suited to display use rather than tabular settings.