Cursive Balij 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, branding, social posts, packaging, friendly, playful, whimsical, personal, crafty, handmade feel, casual elegance, expressive display, friendly voice, loopy, brushy, bouncy, monoline feel, swashy.
A casual cursive with a brush-pen look and lively, bouncy rhythm. Strokes move between thin hairlines and heavier downstrokes, with rounded terminals, occasional teardrop-like ends, and gentle baseline variation. Letterforms are slightly narrow and vertically oriented, with compact counters and a relatively small x-height compared to tall ascenders and long, looped descenders. Capitals are more ornamental, featuring simple swashes and looped entries, while lowercase forms keep a quick handwritten structure with intermittent joining and variable spacing that reinforces an organic flow.
Well suited to short-to-medium display copy where a personal, crafted voice is desired—such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, packaging accents, quotes, and social media graphics. It can also work as a supporting script alongside a clean sans for headings, pull quotes, or product names where warmth and informality are important.
The tone feels approachable and handmade, balancing neatness with a spontaneous, sketchbook charm. Its loops and soft curves lend a light, upbeat personality that reads as intimate and conversational rather than formal.
Designed to emulate quick brush handwriting with clear forms and a decorative touch, aiming for an easygoing script that feels human and expressive while remaining legible at typical display sizes.
The font shows intentional irregularities in stroke pressure and connection behavior, which helps it avoid a rigid “script” uniformity. Numerals are simple and handwritten, matching the same contrast and rounded finish as the letters.