Cursive Ulme 11 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, playful, casual, energetic, friendly, expressive, hand-lettered feel, warmth, motion, display impact, brushy, gestural, bouncy, rounded, looping.
A lively brush-script with a forward slant and pronounced stroke modulation that mimics pressure from a pointed brush or marker. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with rounded turns, tapered terminals, and occasional ink-trap-like pinch points where strokes overlap. The rhythm is bouncy and informal rather than strictly cursive-connected, with many letters standing alone but sharing consistent brush behavior and soft, sweeping entry/exit strokes. Uppercase forms are tall and decorative, while lowercase counters stay relatively small, reinforcing a dense, handwritten texture in words.
Works best for logos, headlines, packaging callouts, and promotional graphics where an informal handwritten voice is desired. It also suits invitations, greeting cards, and social media quotes, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the brush texture and tapered terminals remain clear.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, reading like quick, confident hand-lettering. It feels modern-craft and approachable, adding warmth and motion to short phrases and display settings.
Designed to emulate expressive brush lettering with a compact footprint, combining energetic stroke dynamics with a friendly, contemporary handwritten feel for attention-grabbing display use.
Contrast is strongest on curved strokes and diagonals, and many characters show subtle asymmetry typical of hand-drawn scripts. Numerals keep the same brush logic with simplified shapes and rounded endings, maintaining cohesion with the alphabet.