Cursive Mahi 7 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: social posts, packaging, posters, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, expressive, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, casual emphasis, personal tone, display script, brushlike, slanted, fluid, looping, monolinear.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with smooth, fast strokes and subtly tapered terminals. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with a bouncy baseline and variable internal spacing that reinforces the handwritten rhythm. Strokes show gentle contrast and rounded joins, while occasional loops and open counters keep the texture airy. Capitals are larger and more gestural than the lowercase, using simplified swashes and curved entry/exit strokes for emphasis.
Well suited to short, expressive settings such as social graphics, packaging callouts, casual invitations, and headline-sized quotes. It works best where the lively handwritten texture is a feature, rather than in long passages or at very small sizes where the compact proportions and tight rhythm can reduce clarity.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick note-taking with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its lively movement and slight irregularities read as human and spontaneous rather than polished or formal, giving it an approachable, energetic voice.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, confident handwriting made with a brushy pen—combining smooth connectivity cues with readable, simplified letterforms. It aims to deliver an energetic, personal signature-like feel while staying practical for common display text.
Lowercase proportions skew small against tall ascenders/descenders, creating a delicate text line with pronounced vertical movement. Numerals follow the same flowing construction, with single-stroke simplicity and rounded shapes that match the script’s cadence.