Cursive Dirib 14 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, invitations, quotes, elegant, romantic, lively, personal, vintage, signature style, handwritten charm, decorative flourish, expressive display, monoline feel, loopy, swashy, sharp terminals, high slant.
A slanted cursive script with a brisk, right-leaning rhythm and compact proportions. Strokes show a brush-pen character with subtle thick–thin modulation and occasional textured/overstroke details that read like quick, confident handwriting. Letterforms favor long, tapered entry/exit strokes, looped ascenders and descenders, and narrow internal counters that keep the overall color light and fast. Capitals are more flamboyant than the lowercase, featuring extended lead-ins, larger loops, and occasional crossing strokes that add visual flourish.
Best suited to display settings where its flourish and motion can breathe: wordmarks, product packaging, event collateral, invitations, social graphics, and short quote treatments. It can also work for emphasis within otherwise simple typography, especially for names and signature-style lines.
The tone is stylish and personable—more like a handwritten signature than a formal calligraphic script. It conveys a romantic, slightly vintage mood with energetic movement, making text feel expressive and human rather than neutral or mechanical.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, elegant handwriting with a brush-pen edge—prioritizing gesture, slant, and expressive capitals over strict uniformity. Its structure aims for a signature-like feel that adds charm and personality to short phrases and titles.
The very short x-height and tight apertures make smaller sizes feel delicate, while larger sizes reveal the lively stroke texture and swashy movement. Spacing appears intentionally varied to preserve a handwritten cadence, and some characters (notably capitals) create prominent silhouettes that can dominate a line if used frequently.