Cursive Maku 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, logotypes, packaging, headlines, elegant, personal, vintage, warm, fluid, handwritten polish, decorative display, signature feel, romantic tone, expressive caps, calligraphic, swashy, slanted, compact, lively.
A connected cursive with a pronounced rightward slant and a compact, narrow set. Strokes suggest a pointed-pen influence: tapered entry/exit strokes, occasional sharp terminals, and moderate thick–thin modulation that reads cleanly at display sizes. Letterforms show lively, looped ascenders and descenders (notably in g, j, y, z), with intermittent swashes and gentle overhangs that add motion. Uppercase characters are more flamboyant and varied in structure, while lowercase maintains a consistent joining rhythm and baseline flow. Numerals are similarly slanted and stylized, with open curves and calligraphic terminals.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, and pull quotes. It can also work for header lines on posters or social graphics where the flowing connections and decorative capitals have room to breathe; for long body text, legibility will depend on size and generous line spacing.
The overall tone is expressive and personable, balancing refinement with an informal handwritten charm. It feels romantic and slightly old-fashioned, with a graceful, script-invitation energy rather than a strict formal copperplate look.
The design appears intended to mimic a confident, fast handwritten script with calligraphic polish—prioritizing fluid connectivity, graceful movement, and distinctive capitals for expressive display typography.
Texture is dynamic due to alternating narrow joins and broader curves, which creates a lively word shape in longer phrases. Capitals can become dominant in mixed-case settings because of their larger loops and occasional swash-like strokes, making careful spacing and case selection important for tight layouts.