Script Esdum 12 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, friendly, casual, retro, energetic, approachable, hand lettering, informal branding, display impact, youthful tone, brushy, rounded, slanted, loopy, bouncy.
A slanted, brush-pen script with rounded terminals and a confident, compact footprint. Strokes are smoothly tapered with mostly even thickness, giving the letters a solid, inked feel without sharp contrast. The forms lean forward with a bouncy baseline rhythm and intermittent connections—many lowercase letters link naturally while capitals read more as standalone, swashy initials. Counters are tight and curves are generous, producing a dense, lively texture in text.
Well-suited to logos, product packaging, café/food branding, posters, and punchy headlines where a friendly handwritten voice is needed. It also works for short callouts, quotes, and social media graphics, especially when set at medium-to-large sizes to preserve its compact counters and brushy joins.
The overall tone is warm and personable, like quick hand-lettering made with a felt brush or marker. Its forward slant and upbeat curves suggest motion and enthusiasm, balancing informality with enough polish for display use.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering with a playful, contemporary rhythm. It prioritizes expressiveness and bold legibility in display settings, using rounded forms and a consistent forward lean to create an approachable scripted signature feel.
Uppercase letters are simplified and bold in silhouette, while the lowercase shows more cursive behavior with looped ascenders and descenders. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded shapes and slightly varying widths, keeping the set cohesive. In longer lines the strong slant and tight internal spaces create a dark, energetic color that benefits from comfortable tracking.