Cursive Alrel 12 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, invitations, casual, friendly, playful, personal, airy, handwritten feel, friendly tone, casual display, personal notes, monoline, loose, tall, bouncy, rounded.
A tall, slender handwritten script with a relaxed, slightly right-leaning rhythm and mostly monoline strokes. Letterforms are built from smooth, looping motions with open bowls and soft terminals, giving the set an airy texture. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while lowercase forms stay compact with simple joins and occasional disconnects that keep the flow informal rather than strictly continuous. Overall spacing is light and open, with a lively baseline bounce and straightforward, legible numerals that match the same pen-drawn character.
Works best for short-to-medium display copy where a personal, handwritten touch is desired—quotes, cards, invitations, social graphics, light branding, and packaging accents. It can also serve as a secondary voice alongside a clean sans or serif for emphasis in headers, pull quotes, and callouts.
The font conveys an approachable, upbeat tone—like quick, neat handwriting on a note or label. Its narrow, energetic forms feel contemporary and informal, balancing friendliness with enough clarity for short messages and headings.
Likely drawn to emulate quick, neat everyday handwriting with a slim profile and a gentle cursive flow. The design prioritizes warmth and personality over strict formality, aiming for clear word shapes while preserving natural, hand-made variation.
Ascenders and capitals run notably tall compared to the lowercase, emphasizing a handwritten verticality. Crossbars and loops vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an authentic pen-stroke feel while maintaining consistent overall rhythm in words and lines of text.