Cursive Ehrey 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, invitations, casual, playful, energetic, friendly, expressive, personal, informal, handmade, headline, accent, marker-like, tapered, compact, hand-drawn, bouncy baseline.
The letterforms are compact and tightly set with a pronounced rightward slant, combining smooth curves with occasional sharp turns that mimic fast handwriting. Strokes show a brush/marker-like texture with tapered entries and heavier downstrokes, creating a natural, slightly uneven rhythm. Connections are frequent in the lowercase, while capitals tend to stand on their own with simplified, signature-like shapes.
This font works best for short-to-medium text where a handwritten voice is desirable, such as branding accents, packaging callouts, posters, social graphics, invitations, and pull quotes. It’s particularly effective at larger sizes where the stroke texture and lively joins can be appreciated, and as a secondary display face paired with a clean sans for body copy.
This hand-drawn script feels casual and spirited, with a quick, confident rhythm that reads like marker lettering on a poster or note. Its energetic slant and lively joins give it a friendly, expressive tone that leans playful rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of quick cursive writing with a bold, gestural stroke and compact proportions. It prioritizes personality and motion over strict regularity, aiming for an organic, handmade impression that still holds together as a cohesive script.
The lowercase shows a notably small x-height relative to ascenders, giving the script a tall, wiry silhouette. Numerals match the handwritten feel with simple, rounded forms, and the overall texture stays consistent across the alphabet despite intentional irregularities typical of hand lettering.