Script Ekkil 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, lively, friendly, expressive, casual, retro, handmade feel, display impact, casual warmth, signage style, brushy, slanted, rounded, bouncy, looping.
A slanted brush-script with rounded terminals, swollen strokes, and visibly calligraphic pressure changes. Letterforms show a bouncy baseline rhythm and compact proportions, with tall ascenders/descenders that add vertical energy. Curves are generous and smooth, counters are relatively small, and joins alternate between connected and semi-connected shapes, giving the set a handwritten spontaneity while remaining fairly consistent in stroke behavior. Capitals are simplified and upright-leaning with modest flourishes, and the numerals follow the same brushy, slightly irregular rhythm.
Works best for short to medium-length display settings such as logos, product labels, café/restaurant menus, posters, and social graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It can also serve for pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with the feel of quick, confident marker lettering. Its energetic slant and soft, rounded forms read as personable and informal, leaning toward a vintage sign-painting or café-menu vibe rather than a strict formal script.
Likely designed to capture the look of natural brush lettering with a consistent, repeatable system for digital typesetting. The goal appears to be an expressive script that stays legible in display sizes while retaining a lively, personal hand-made character.
The texture is intentionally organic: stroke endings taper or blunt depending on direction, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-drawn cadence. In running text the forms stay cohesive, but the lively rhythm and tight inner spaces can make it feel dense at smaller sizes.