Cursive Delab 13 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social posts, quotes, invitations, casual, friendly, airy, personal, lively, handwritten warmth, quick note feel, modern script, space-efficient display, monoline, loose, fluid, brushy, upright slant.
A slender, handwritten script with a relaxed rightward slant and lightly modulated strokes that feel pen-drawn. Letterforms are tall and narrow with open counters and generous internal white space, producing an airy texture in text. Strokes stay mostly monoline, with subtle thick–thin changes at curves and joins, and terminals often finish in soft tapers or quick flicks. Capitals are simple and loopless, while lowercase forms favor smooth, continuous connections and long ascenders/descenders that add vertical rhythm.
Works well for short-to-medium text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—such as branding accents, packaging callouts, social media graphics, invitations, and quote layouts. It’s especially effective for headings, names, and emphasis lines, and can pair nicely with a neutral sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, neat handwriting used for notes or labeling. Its light, flowing movement reads friendly and approachable rather than formal, with a lively cadence that keeps lines of text feeling energetic.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident handwriting in a clean, consistent digital form—prioritizing fluid motion, narrow economy of space, and an easygoing script rhythm for contemporary display use.
Spacing is fairly tight in running text, and the narrow proportions create a compact word shape even at larger sizes. Round letters (like o/e) stay open and readable, while taller forms and extended strokes (like l/k/y) contribute most of the character. Numerals match the same handwritten logic, with simple, lightly finished forms.