Cursive Urkid 6 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, packaging, social media, headlines, energetic, expressive, playful, casual, handmade, handwritten feel, expressive display, casual emphasis, brush texture, fast motion, brushy, textured, slanted, dynamic, loose.
A lively brush-script with a pronounced rightward slant and a narrow, quick rhythm. Strokes show strong thick-to-thin modulation with tapered entries and exits, creating an ink-brush feel. Letterforms are loosely connected in running text, with open counters and streamlined loops, and the texture shows slight roughness and stroke overlap that reads as hand-drawn rather than mechanically smooth. Capitals are taller and more gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with simple joins and occasionally extended ascenders/descenders for momentum.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where the brush texture and contrast can be appreciated—logos, product packaging, event posters, quotes, and social graphics. It can also work for punchy subheads or callouts when paired with a calm sans or serif for supporting text.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like fast handwritten signage or a confident marker note. Its textured brush contrast adds drama and spontaneity, giving copy an expressive, informal voice that feels friendly and contemporary.
The design appears intended to deliver an informal, brush-written signature look with strong motion and contrast, prioritizing character and immediacy over strict regularity. Its narrow, slanted forms and lively joins aim to create expressive emphasis in display typography.
In the sample text, the flowing connections and angled stress create a strong forward motion, while the contrast and texture become more apparent at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same brush logic with slanted, handwritten shapes that match the script’s energy.