Cursive Darik 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, packaging, social posts, quotes, craft branding, friendly, casual, lively, approachable, playful, personal tone, casual readability, handwritten texture, hand-drawn, monoline, upright slant, rounded, bouncy.
A lively handwritten script with a gentle rightward slant, compact proportions, and a mostly monoline stroke that subtly swells at curves and terminals. Letterforms are built from quick, looped motions with rounded joins, open counters, and occasional entry/exit strokes that suggest cursive connection even when letters don’t fully link. Ascenders are tall and narrow, descenders are looped and expressive, and spacing feels slightly irregular in a natural, pen-written way. Numerals follow the same informal rhythm, with simple shapes and soft terminals that keep the texture consistent in mixed text.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display copy where an informal, personal voice is desired—greeting cards, invitations, labels, packaging accents, social media graphics, and quote-style headlines. It can also work for brief UI or editorial callouts when a friendly handwritten texture is needed without heavy stroke contrast.
The font conveys an easygoing, personal tone—like a neat but spontaneous note written with a felt-tip or gel pen. Its bouncy rhythm and soft curves read as warm and human rather than formal, making it feel inviting and conversational.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of everyday cursive handwriting while remaining clean and readable in set text. Its narrow, upright-leaning forms and restrained stroke modulation aim for a tidy handwritten look that still feels spontaneous and characterful.
Uppercase forms are simplified and airy, leaning toward handwritten caps rather than formal calligraphic capitals, which helps headlines feel informal and contemporary. The overall color stays even in paragraphs, while the looped letters (notably in forms with bowls and descenders) add visual sparkle that works well at display sizes.