Print Verus 12 is a light, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, headlines, packaging, greeting cards, elegant, whimsical, vintage, decorative, romantic, decoration, elegance, charm, handcrafted, flourished, calligraphic, looped, swashy, ornate.
A decorative handwritten print with slender, high-contrast strokes and a noticeably narrow set. Letterforms are mostly upright with a lively, irregular rhythm, using long ascenders/descenders and frequent looped terminals. Curved strokes finish in hairline flicks and small swashes, while downstrokes carry the main weight, giving an inked-pen feel. Capitals are more embellished than lowercase, with occasional internal loops and extended entry/exit strokes that create a ribbon-like silhouette in words.
Best suited to display use where its delicate hairlines and ornamental details can be appreciated—such as invitations, titles, boutique branding, packaging, and greeting cards. It can also work for short pull quotes or nameplates, while longer passages may benefit from generous size and spacing to maintain clarity.
The overall tone is refined yet playful—part classic invitation flourish, part storybook charm. Its looping terminals and dramatic capitals lend a romantic, slightly theatrical personality that feels antique and handcrafted rather than formal and rigid.
The design appears intended to provide a graceful, pen-drawn display voice with expressive swashes and an old-fashioned elegance. It prioritizes character and flourish over neutrality, offering distinctive capitals and a handcrafted rhythm for decorative typography.
The narrow proportions and tall extenders create a strong vertical emphasis, and the contrasty hairlines add sparkle at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved, lightly swashed forms that keep the set cohesive in decorative settings.