Cursive Ekbin 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, branding, friendly, casual, playful, personal, airy, handwritten feel, casual display, approachability, craft aesthetic, brushy, looping, bouncy, monoline-ish, tapered.
A slanted, brush-pen script with tall, narrow letterforms and a lively baseline rhythm. Strokes show subtle pressure changes, with tapered entry and exit terminals and occasional heavier downstrokes, giving the forms a lightly calligraphic texture. Characters are mostly unconnected in all-caps but flow more naturally in lowercase, with simple joins and generous, open counters. Ascenders and descenders are long and expressive, and the overall spacing feels light and rhythmic rather than rigidly uniform.
Well-suited for short display text where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—packaging labels, café or boutique branding, social posts, invitations, and quote graphics. It works best at larger sizes where the tapered stroke ends and looping details can remain clear.
The font reads as upbeat and personable, like quick, confident handwriting done with a felt-tip or brush pen. Its looping forms and springy motion create an approachable, handcrafted tone that feels informal and conversational rather than formal or ceremonial.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush handwriting with a clean, controlled rhythm—balancing informal charm with enough consistency to function as a readable display script across headings and short phrases.
Capitals are simplified and upright-leaning with minimal flourish, helping them stay legible at display sizes, while lowercase brings more of the script character through loops and soft turns. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and slightly varied widths that reinforce the natural, made-by-hand impression.