Cursive Maki 7 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, lively, friendly, expressive, handmade, personal tone, handwritten feel, expressive display, signature style, brushlike, monoline-ish, slanted, looping, bouncy.
A slanted, handwritten script with brush-pen character and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with thicker downstrokes and lighter hairline connections, giving letters a quick, drawn feel. The forms are narrow-to-open depending on the letter, with rounded counters, soft terminals, and frequent looped entries and exits; capitals are larger and more gestural than the lowercase. Spacing is naturally irregular and the baseline has a subtle bounce, reinforcing an informal, hand-rendered texture in words and phrases.
This font fits short, expressive text such as logos, headers, quotes, packaging callouts, and social graphics where a personal touch is desirable. It also works well for invitations, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding accents when paired with a simpler companion typeface for body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like a fast handwritten note or a casual signature. Its energetic stroke contrast and looping shapes communicate warmth and spontaneity, with a slightly playful, craft-oriented edge rather than a formal calligraphic one.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush-script handwriting—fluid, slightly imperfect, and energetic—while remaining cohesive across the alphabet, numerals, and common word shapes.
Legibility is best at display sizes where the thin joins and interior loops have room to breathe; at smaller sizes, the tighter joins and variable letter widths can visually crowd. Numerals and uppercase share the same cursive, handwritten logic, helping maintain a consistent voice across mixed content.