Script Abkiw 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, greeting cards, quotes, playful, whimsical, friendly, retro, handcrafted, hand-lettered charm, decorative titles, friendly branding, expressive rhythm, monoline feel, bouncy baseline, rounded terminals, looped ascenders, tall ascenders.
A lively handwritten script with a tall, narrow silhouette and pronounced stroke contrast. Stems tend to be slender while downstrokes and key verticals swell darker, creating a rhythmic calligraphic bounce. Letterforms are compact with a relatively small x-height, long ascenders/descenders, and frequent loops (notably in g, j, y) that add vertical movement. Connections are intermittent rather than fully continuous, and terminals are rounded and slightly tapered, giving the shapes a smooth, drawn-with-a-pen finish.
Best suited to short display settings where its contrast and looping strokes can be appreciated—logos, boutique packaging, café menus, invitations, greeting cards, and pull quotes. It can also work for playful subheads, but the narrow forms and short x-height suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, with a storybook-like charm. Its narrow, springy rhythm and looping details feel informal yet intentional, balancing neatness with a whimsical, handmade character.
Designed to evoke hand-lettered elegance with a cheerful, slightly retro sensibility. The narrow proportions and high-contrast strokes aim to deliver a distinctive, decorative voice while retaining a legible, organized rhythm for common headline and branding uses.
Uppercase forms are decorative and varied, with simplified, elongated structures that read more like hand-lettered initials than rigid caps, helping titles feel distinctive. Numerals and lowercase share the same contrasty, narrow construction, so mixed text keeps a consistent texture, though the tight proportions make spacing and kerning especially important at display sizes.