Cursive Rakoz 16 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, packaging, quotes, social media, friendly, playful, romantic, casual, crafty, handmade feel, friendly voice, decorative caps, brush script, brushy, looped, bouncy, expressive, swashy.
A lively brush-pen script with connected, cursive construction and a noticeably slanted rhythm. Strokes show strong thick–thin modulation with tapered entries and exits, giving letters a drawn-by-hand, pressure-driven feel. Forms are narrow and tall with rounded bowls and frequent loops, while capitals introduce larger, more gestural shapes that rise above the line with confident swashes. Spacing is compact and fluid, with connections and stroke endings creating an animated, slightly irregular texture that reads as intentionally handwritten rather than mechanically uniform.
This font works best for display-oriented applications such as invitations, greeting cards, lifestyle packaging, social posts, and short quote graphics where a friendly handwritten voice is desired. It can also serve as a secondary accent in branding systems, paired with a restrained sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is warm, personable, and upbeat, with a whimsical bounce that feels conversational and inviting. Its looping joins and soft terminals suggest a handmade, crafty charm suited to cheerful or affectionate messaging.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with an elegant cursive flow, balancing legibility with expressive loops and swashy capitals for decorative emphasis.
Capitals are especially prominent and decorative, while lowercase maintains a consistent cursive flow with occasional flourish on ascenders and descenders. Numerals follow the same brush logic, keeping the set cohesive for informal titling and short bursts of text.