Cursive Apbus 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, social media, invitations, playful, casual, friendly, expressive, lively, handwritten voice, modern brush, headline flair, compact display, brushy, looping, bouncy, monoline-ish, organic.
A lively handwritten script with a right-leaning posture and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin modulation with tapered entries and exits, and forms are built from quick, confident curves. Letter shapes are compact and narrow, with tall ascenders/descenders and a comparatively small lowercase body, creating a buoyant vertical rhythm. Connections are often implied rather than fully continuous, giving the texture a hand-drawn, slightly irregular cadence while remaining consistent across the set.
Well-suited to short-to-medium headlines, brand marks, and display copy where a handcrafted voice is desirable—such as boutique branding, product labels, greeting cards, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section titles, but its tight proportions and lively stroke contrast are best showcased at larger sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick lettering for notes, packaging, or social content. Its energetic loops and springy rhythm feel informal and welcoming, with a touch of flair that reads as modern and handmade rather than formal calligraphy.
The design appears intended to capture quick brush lettering in a clean, repeatable type system—balancing spontaneity with enough consistency for readable words. Narrow proportions and tall extenders help maintain a distinctive handwritten silhouette in headlines while keeping lines of text compact.
Capitals are more gestural and varied than the lowercase, with occasional swash-like starts and rounded terminals that add personality at the beginning of words. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, mixing open curves with sharp, tapered turns so they blend naturally in text.