Cursive Rakuh 6 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, playful, whimsical, handmade, storybook, retro, hand-lettered feel, friendly branding, expressive display, casual emphasis, brushy, expressive, calligraphic, bouncy, inked.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen construction and pronounced thick–thin contrast. Strokes show tapered entries and exits, occasional hairline flicks, and slightly irregular curves that reinforce a drawn-by-hand rhythm. Letterforms are generally upright with narrow overall proportions, a modest baseline bounce, and frequent partial connections in the lowercase. Capitals are more gestural and display-like, with simplified shapes and occasional swash-like terminals that add emphasis without becoming overly ornate.
Best suited to short to medium display copy where its contrast, tapering, and handmade rhythm can be appreciated—such as headlines, packaging labels, posters, social graphics, and greeting-card style messaging. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, while dense small text may feel busy due to the lively stroke modulation and irregular widths.
The font reads as friendly and characterful, with a casual, creative tone that suggests hand-lettered notes, café chalkboards, or storybook titling. Its energetic contrast and brisk stroke endings give it a spirited, slightly vintage feel rather than a formal calligraphic one.
Designed to capture the immediacy of brush lettering in a clean, repeatable typeface, balancing legibility with expressive terminals and a lightly bouncing rhythm. The overall intent appears to be an informal script that feels personal and crafted, with enough structure to stay readable in branding and display contexts.
Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, which enhances the organic texture in larger settings. The numerals follow the same brushy logic, mixing strong downstrokes with fine hooks and angled terminals for a consistent, handwritten color.