Cursive Somel 7 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, greeting cards, friendly, playful, casual, crafty, cheerful, handmade feel, approachability, high impact, casual branding, lively rhythm, brushy, rounded, bouncy, looped, chunky.
A heavy, brush-pen style script with rounded terminals, pronounced stroke contrast, and slightly irregular curves that preserve a hand-drawn feel. Letterforms lean upright but keep a lively, bouncing rhythm, with variable character widths and generous, soft counters. Connections are frequent and flowing in lowercase, while capitals read as bold, simplified brush shapes with occasional looped entries and exits. Overall proportions feel compact in the middle zone, with expressive ascenders/descenders and thickened downstrokes that give the text a solid, inky color.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, product packaging, café menus, quotes, invitations, and social media graphics. It also works well for logos and wordmarks that want a friendly handwritten voice, especially when set at medium to large sizes.
The font conveys an informal, personable tone—like quick marker lettering for notes, packaging, or handmade signage. Its rounded shapes and springy rhythm feel upbeat and approachable, with just enough quirk to read as crafted rather than mechanical.
The design appears intended to emulate bold brush handwriting with smooth, rounded forms and easy readability, balancing energetic loops with consistent stroke weight patterns. It aims to feel human and spontaneous while remaining structured enough for repeatable display typography.
In continuous text, the strong black density and tight interior spaces can make long paragraphs feel heavy, but it holds up well at display sizes where the brush texture and looping joins become a feature. Numerals and punctuation match the same soft, hand-inked logic, supporting cohesive headline and short-copy setting.