Cursive Yiku 7 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, headlines, quotes, energetic, casual, expressive, handmade, confident, handmade feel, energetic display, casual branding, brush texture, expressive lettering, brushy, textured, slanted, looping, spontaneous.
A lively brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and visibly textured stroke edges. Letterforms show quick, tapered entries and exits, with occasional blunt terminals that suggest a dry-brush feel. Proportions are compact and upright-leaning in the caps, while lowercase forms run with a rhythmic baseline bounce and simplified joins that keep the texture intact. Numerals are rounded and assertive, matching the same roughened stroke character and informal, handwritten regularity.
Works best for short to medium display copy where the brush texture can be appreciated—posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, and headline treatments. It’s also well suited to quote cards, event promotions, menus, and branding accents that benefit from an energetic handwritten voice.
The font reads as upbeat and human, with a sketchy, on-the-fly confidence that feels conversational rather than polished. Its dry-brush texture and brisk rhythm add a sense of motion and immediacy, giving it a friendly, informal tone suited to expressive messaging.
Likely designed to capture the look of fast, brush-written lettering with a controlled, repeatable rhythm. The intention appears to balance strong readability with a deliberately imperfect, tactile texture that signals authenticity and spontaneity.
Uppercase shapes remain legible while retaining hand-drawn quirks, and several characters show distinctive brush hooks and looped counters that reinforce the script personality. The overall color on the page is dark and punchy, with natural stroke variation that produces a lively, organic texture in longer lines.