Script Kodim 12 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, packaging, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, ornate, vintage, ornamentation, luxury, ceremony, calligraphic authenticity, display emphasis, flourished, swashy, calligraphic, copperplate, high-contrast.
A formal, calligraphy-driven italic script with dramatic thick–thin modulation and tapered terminals. Letterforms lean strongly forward with a lively baseline rhythm, combining sharp pointed joins with long, hairline entry/exit strokes. Capitals feature generous swashes and looping flourishes, while lowercase forms are compact with a notably small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders, creating an airy, vertical sparkle. Stroke contrast is extreme, with dense, ink-like downstrokes set against very fine hairlines that curl into delicate ornaments.
Best suited for display settings where its fine hairlines and swashes can be appreciated—wedding stationery, formal invitations, certificates, luxury branding, and elegant packaging. It also works well for short headlines, logotypes, and monograms, especially when generous size and careful spacing are available.
The font conveys a refined, ceremonial tone—luxurious and romantic, with a distinctly traditional feel. Its sweeping capitals and crisp contrast suggest formality and occasion, while the animated hairline curls add a decorative, expressive flourish.
The design appears intended to emulate refined pointed-pen lettering, emphasizing theatrical contrast and decorative capital forms for upscale, celebratory typography. Its compact lowercase and expressive flourishes prioritize elegance and visual drama over dense, extended reading.
Spacing and apparent width vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the texture a handwritten, display-oriented cadence rather than a strictly uniform typographic color. Numerals and uppercase characters lean into ornamentation, with several figures and capitals carrying conspicuous hairline curls that will become prominent at larger sizes.