Script Tikaf 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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A formal, right-leaning script with calligraphic construction and crisp, high-contrast strokes. Forms are narrow and tall with a relatively small x-height and long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a graceful vertical rhythm. Curves are smooth and continuous, with teardrop-like terminals, fine hairlines, and thicker downstrokes that suggest a pointed-pen influence. Capitals are more expressive, featuring gentle swashes and looped entry/exit strokes, while lowercase maintains a consistent cursive flow with clear joins and rounded bowls.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and flourishes can be appreciated—wedding suites, event stationery, boutique logos, product packaging, and editorial headings. It can also work for pull quotes or signatures, but longer paragraphs may require generous size and leading to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is polished and personable, balancing classical sophistication with a handwritten warmth. Its flourished capitals and smooth connecting strokes evoke invitations, correspondence, and boutique branding rather than casual note-taking.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic, formal handwritten voice with refined stroke contrast and elegant swash behavior. It prioritizes graceful movement and decorative capitals to create a premium, celebratory feel in display typography.
Spacing appears compact and the letterfit favors tight, flowing word shapes; the connected script can look dense in longer passages. Numerals share the same slanted, calligraphic logic and feel integrated with the alphabet rather than strictly text-like.