Cursive Ugno 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: logos, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, energetic, casual, expressive, brushy, sporty, handwritten feel, branding, signature style, dynamic display, expressive tone, slanted, textured, tapered, pointed, angular.
A lively cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen construction. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with medium contrast, creating sharp, pointed terminals and occasional ink-like swelling on turns. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with quick, angular joins and open counters that keep words from becoming overly dense. The baseline is generally steady but allows small irregularities in stroke placement that reinforce the hand-drawn rhythm.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where personality is more important than strict regularity—logos, packaging labels, posters, social graphics, and punchy headlines. It can work for brief subheads or callouts, but the brisk stroke shapes and tight rhythm suggest avoiding long body copy or very small sizes.
The overall tone is fast, confident, and informal, like a bold signature or marker lettering. Its sharp flicks and brisk joins give it a sporty, energetic feel, while the brush texture adds a handcrafted, expressive edge. It reads as modern and casual rather than formal or traditional.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting while staying consistent enough for repeated use in branding. It balances legibility with expressive motion, aiming for distinctive word images and a dynamic, contemporary signature feel.
Capitals are especially gestural and varied, with some dramatic entry strokes and looped or hooked features that help create a distinctive word shape. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with slanted forms and tapered strokes that match the alphabet. Spacing appears relatively tight in running text, with connected or near-connected sequences that emphasize flow.