Cursive Mara 15 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invites, social graphics, headlines, casual, friendly, playful, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, casual warmth, brush script, expressive display, personal voice, brushy, looped, slanted, bouncy, fluid.
A slanted, brush-pen script with smooth, continuous strokes and tapered terminals that suggest quick, confident writing. The letters lean forward with a bouncy baseline and variable rhythm, mixing tight counters with occasional open loops. Capitals are tall and decorative with sweeping entry strokes, while the lowercase shows compact bodies with prominent ascenders and descenders; joins are fluid but not uniformly connected in every pair, preserving a natural handwritten cadence. Numerals echo the same calligraphic stroke modulation and rounded shapes, maintaining an even overall color in text.
Well-suited to short to medium-length text where personality is the priority, such as branding accents, product packaging, greeting cards, invitations, and social media graphics. It works especially well for headings, pull quotes, and highlight phrases, and benefits from generous spacing and moderate sizes to keep the lively forms clear.
The tone feels personable and energetic, like an informal note written with a felt tip or brush pen. Its looped forms and springy motion add charm and approachability, reading as expressive rather than formal.
Designed to emulate natural brush handwriting with a consistent forward slant and expressive loops, providing a ready-made personal voice for display-oriented typography. The balance of decorative capitals and compact lowercase suggests an aim for legibility in phrases while retaining an unmistakably handmade feel.
Stroke endings often finish in soft flicks and hooks, and several characters use simplified, signature-like constructions that favor speed and gesture over strict symmetry. The overall texture stays coherent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, with decorative capitals providing a strong initial-letter presence.