Cursive Yima 6 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, headlines, quotes, casual, handmade, lively, friendly, expressive, human touch, informality, energy, approachability, brushy, textured, tapered, slanted, bouncy.
This typeface has a brush-pen look with tapered strokes and slightly ragged edges that show natural pressure changes. Letterforms are slanted and loosely constructed, with rounded turns, occasional pointed joins, and a buoyant baseline rhythm. Spacing is uneven in a deliberate, handwritten way, and proportions vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn-on-paper feel. Uppercase shapes are simplified and open, while lowercase forms lean toward quick, gestural construction rather than strict repetition.
It works best for short to medium-length text where personality is the priority—posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, invitations, and editorial headlines. The strong handwritten texture and irregular rhythm also suit quote treatments and branding accents, especially when paired with a quieter sans or serif for longer reading.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with an energetic, spontaneous character. Its textured strokes and lively rhythm evoke a note-taking or marker-lettering vibe that feels approachable and creative rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of casual brush handwriting while remaining legible across mixed-case settings. Its controlled slant and consistent stroke behavior suggest a balance between expressive mark-making and practical readability for attention-grabbing typography.
The stroke terminals often finish with soft flicks or blunted brush ends, creating a mix of rounded and slightly sharp moments. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with expressive curves and subtle inconsistencies that help the set feel cohesive in display use.