Script Abdaw 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, quotes, whimsical, friendly, folksy, playful, handmade, handwritten charm, friendly display, brush lettering, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, casual, quirky.
A lively handwritten script with narrow proportions, high stroke contrast, and a gently bouncing baseline rhythm. Letterforms alternate between smooth connected joins and occasional breaks, with rounded terminals, long ascenders/descenders, and looped entries that give words a continuous, flowing texture. Capitals are tall and decorative with simple swashes, while lowercase shapes stay compact and rounded, keeping counters open and strokes tapering at turns. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with slim stems and soft curves that match the text color.
Works best for short-to-medium display text where the rhythmic connections and tall capitals can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging labels, social graphics, and pull quotes. It can also serve as a friendly accent face paired with a simple sans for longer supporting text.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like neat brush lettering on a card or café sign. Its looping motion and slightly quirky proportions feel inviting and informal, leaning more charming than formal.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush-pen handwriting with a clean, legible structure and just enough flourish to feel special. The intent appears to balance casual readability with decorative loops and expressive capitals for standout headings.
The font shows noticeable contrast between thick downstrokes and finer connecting strokes, which creates sparkle at display sizes but can make very small sizes feel delicate. Spacing and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the organic, handwritten character.