Cursive Ungar 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, invitations, headlines, casual, expressive, friendly, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, personal voice, brush script, display impact, fast lettering, brushy, looping, slanted, tapered, monoline-like.
A lively cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-pen construction. Strokes show clear pressure modulation with tapered entry/exit strokes and occasional thickened downstrokes, giving letters a quick, handwritten rhythm. Forms are compact and tall, with small counters and tight joins; capitals are more flourishy and gestural, while lowercase stays relatively streamlined for continuous word shapes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, slightly irregular curves and tapered terminals that keep them visually consistent with the letters.
Well suited for short, expressive copy such as logos, product names, packaging callouts, posters, and social media graphics. It also works for invitations, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding where a personal, handwritten voice is desired, especially at display sizes.
The font conveys an upbeat, informal tone—like fast, confident marker lettering. Its smooth loops and energetic stroke endings feel personable and modern, balancing a playful hand-drawn character with enough consistency to read as a cohesive script.
Designed to emulate quick brush handwriting with a polished, repeatable rhythm—capturing the spontaneity of hand lettering while maintaining consistent slant, stroke behavior, and recognizable cursive forms for everyday display typography.
Letter shapes lean toward narrow, upright proportions with compact spacing in running text, creating dense, flowing word silhouettes. The contrast and pointed terminals can sparkle at larger sizes, while the tighter interior spaces suggest avoiding very small settings or low-resolution reproduction where fine joins may fill in.