Cursive Dagez 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, quotes, invitations, casual, expressive, vintage, playful, personal, handmade feel, friendly voice, expressive display, retro charm, brushy, organic, textured, looping, slanted.
A lively, brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and a slightly condensed, upright rhythm. Strokes show natural pressure changes and softened terminals, with subtly uneven edges that suggest ink on paper rather than a geometric outline. Letterforms mix connected cursive behavior with occasional separations, creating a fluid word shape without becoming overly ornate. Ascenders are tall and prominent, bowls are compact, and spacing varies a bit from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-drawn cadence while remaining readable in short passages.
Works best for short-to-medium display text such as posters, brand marks, packaging callouts, invitations, and pull quotes where a handwritten voice is desirable. It can also handle brief paragraphs in larger sizes, especially when you want an informal, personal tone rather than strict typographic regularity.
The overall tone feels friendly and spontaneous, like quick lettering for notes, packaging, or a café chalkboard (without the chalk texture). Its energetic loops and slightly irregular rhythm give it a personable, informal charm with a hint of retro flair.
Likely intended to capture the immediacy of brush lettering in a compact, slanted script that stays legible while retaining hand-made character. The design balances energetic strokes and looping forms with a relatively controlled structure, making it suitable for expressive display use in modern and retro-leaning layouts.
Capitals are simple and brushy, designed to lead smoothly into lowercase forms, while numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded, open shapes. The texture and stroke wobble are restrained enough to keep lines of text coherent, but still visible enough to convey authenticity and motion.