Script Esbaj 12 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, logotypes, posters, packaging, social media, energetic, confident, playful, retro, personal, expressiveness, signature feel, display impact, casual charm, brush realism, brushy, slanted, looping, bouncy, high-ink.
A slanted, brush-pen script with thick, tapered strokes and rounded terminals that mimic fast, confident handwriting. Letterforms show a lively rhythm with sweeping entry strokes, occasional looped joins, and generous curves, while counters stay open enough for display readability. Proportions are compact with a relatively low x-height and prominent ascenders/descenders, giving the line a dynamic up-and-down cadence. Capitals are larger and more gestural, featuring bold swashes and angled stress that set an expressive tone for headings.
Works best for short to medium-length display text such as branding lines, product names, posters, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. The bold, brushy strokes and animated caps make it effective for emphasis in headlines, quotes, and promotional phrases, especially when paired with a quieter sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is lively and personable, like a handwritten signature or marker lettering used for emphasis. Its bouncy slant and bold brush texture feel upbeat and slightly nostalgic, suitable for messaging that wants to appear friendly, confident, and informal without becoming messy.
The design appears intended to capture the look of quick brush lettering with an expressive, signature-like flair. It emphasizes motion and personality through slant, taper, and swashy capitals, prioritizing impact and tone over long-form neutrality.
The numerals and uppercase forms lean into the same brush-script logic, with strong diagonals, rounded corners, and noticeable taper at stroke starts and ends. Spacing and joins suggest it’s happiest at larger sizes where the stroke modulation and curved connections can be appreciated.