Cursive Rukal 12 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, friendly, playful, casual, warm, handcrafted, handmade feel, informal voice, display impact, personal tone, brushy, bouncy, upright-looped, tall ascenders, rounded.
A lively cursive hand with a brush-pen feel, combining thickened downstrokes with finer entry and exit strokes. Letters are tall and compact with narrow proportions, rounded terminals, and a gently right-leaning rhythm. Strokes show subtle wobble and organic variation, with simplified joins that suggest quick, confident writing rather than formal calligraphy. Uppercase forms are simplified and slightly quirky, while lowercase relies on looped ascenders/descenders and open counters for readability.
Well-suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as logos, packaging callouts, posters, and social graphics where a human touch is desired. It can also work for invitations, quotes, and signage-style applications, especially when set with generous leading and moderate tracking to keep the dense rhythm from feeling cramped.
The overall tone is personable and upbeat, like a handwritten note or café chalkboard message done with a marker. Its energetic rhythm and slightly imperfect shapes feel approachable, informal, and expressive without becoming messy.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold handwritten presence that feels fast, friendly, and contemporary—capturing the look of a brush or marker script while staying cohesive across the full alphanumeric set.
The set maintains consistent stroke texture across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with numerals adopting the same handwritten, narrow stance. Spacing appears tight and rhythmic, and the strong vertical emphasis gives words a tall, stacked silhouette that reads best at display sizes.