Cursive Dekud 16 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, invitations, social media, packaging, branding, casual, airy, lively, personal, modern, handwritten warmth, quick pen feel, display impact, personal tone, modern script, brushy, monolinear, tall ascenders, loose slant, open counters.
A slender, right-slanted handwritten script with a smooth, brush-pen feel and mostly monoline strokes that subtly thicken on curves and turns. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, compact lower-case bodies, and generous interior space, producing an airy texture. Connections are selective rather than fully continuous, with tapered entries/exits and occasional looped forms that keep the rhythm flowing while preserving legibility. Numerals and capitals follow the same quick, drawn-stroke logic, with slightly varied widths and a natural, hand-set irregularity.
Works best for short-to-medium display settings such as quotes, greeting cards, invitations, social posts, and lifestyle branding where a handwritten voice is desired. It can also add a personal touch to packaging or logo wordmarks when set with comfortable tracking and ample line spacing.
The overall tone is relaxed and personable, like quick but confident handwriting in ink. Its light, flowing rhythm reads friendly and contemporary, with a breezy elegance that suits informal messaging and expressive headlines.
Designed to capture a natural, everyday cursive impression with quick pen gestures, balancing expressive movement with clean readability in display sizes. The narrow, tall proportions and restrained contrast appear aimed at keeping the texture light and modern while still feeling distinctly hand-drawn.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, often built from a few long strokes that create strong vertical movement. Lowercase shows compact bowls and simplified joins, and the punctuation/spacing in the samples supports a smooth, continuous reading line without feeling overly formal.