Cursive Tilin 16 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, social media, headlines, casual, friendly, lively, handmade, vintage, hand-lettered feel, expressive motion, casual branding, signature tone, brushy, slanted, textured, energetic, loose.
A lively brush-script style with a consistent rightward slant and medium stroke modulation that mimics pressure from a marker or brush pen. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with occasional blunt terminals, giving a slightly textured, inked-in feel rather than a perfectly smooth outline. Letterforms are compact and rhythmically spaced, with flowing joins in the lowercase and more gestural, calligraphic construction in the capitals. Overall proportions feel tight and upright in footprint while maintaining sweeping curves and long, confident diagonals.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display text where a handmade voice is desirable, such as posters, packaging callouts, product labels, and brand accents. It works especially well for punchy headlines, quotes, and social media graphics where movement and personality matter more than strict formality.
The font reads as informal and upbeat, with a personable, handwritten character. Its brushy movement and energetic terminals create a dynamic tone that feels approachable and slightly retro, like hand-lettered signage or a quick, expressive note.
Designed to capture the speed and pressure of brush lettering in a tidy, repeatable font, balancing expressive strokes with enough consistency for readable display lines. The overall aim appears to be a friendly, energetic script that can add a handcrafted signature to modern layouts.
Capitals are prominent and stylistically assertive, pairing well with the more connected lowercase for mixed-case settings. The numerals follow the same brush logic, with rounded forms and angled stress that keep them visually consistent in display use. The texture and stroke tapering are most noticeable in larger sizes, where the hand-drawn character becomes a key part of the look.