Cursive Puwy 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, casual, friendly, expressive, romantic, lively, handwritten warmth, modern brush script, signature feel, display emphasis, brushy, monoline feel, tapered, slanted, looping.
This script features a fast, brush-pen look with pronounced stroke modulation and tapered terminals. Letterforms are slanted and slightly condensed, with a rhythmic, calligraphic flow and frequent looped entries and exits. Strokes alternate between broad downstrokes and hairline upstrokes, creating a crisp, high-contrast texture, while counters stay fairly open for a handwritten style. Capitals are taller and more gestural, with long ascenders and occasional flourished curves that add momentum across a line.
This font works best for short-to-medium display copy where a personal, handwritten voice is desirable—such as logos, boutique branding, product packaging accents, invitations, greeting cards, social posts, and pull quotes. It also suits headings and highlight phrases when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with the energy of quick hand lettering rather than polished engraving. It reads as upbeat and approachable, suitable for messaging that aims to feel human, warm, and spontaneous.
The design appears intended to capture contemporary brush-script handwriting with strong contrast and quick, confident strokes, offering an expressive signature-like feel while remaining legible in typical display sizes.
Connections between letters are suggested through consistent entry/exit strokes, but many glyphs retain distinct shapes, giving the face a hand-drawn authenticity. Numerals follow the same slanted, tapered construction and feel like they were written with the same tool, keeping mixed alphanumeric settings visually cohesive.