Cursive Upbaw 7 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, headlines, quotes, elegant, expressive, romantic, dynamic, artful, calligraphic feel, signature look, display impact, personal tone, brushy, looping, flourished, slanted, calligraphic.
A lively cursive script with a pronounced rightward slant and high-contrast strokes that mimic a pointed pen or brush. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with long ascending and descending strokes and frequent entry/exit terminals that encourage flowing connections. Curves are smooth and slightly elastic, while downstrokes appear darker and more assertive than hairline joins, creating a rhythmic, handwritten texture. Capitals are taller and more gestural, often featuring sweeping open counters and occasional flourish-like terminals.
This font suits branding marks, boutique packaging, invitations, and editorial headlines where a handwritten, elevated feel is desired. It performs best at display sizes or short-to-medium text runs such as quotes, product names, menus, and social graphics, where its contrast and flourishes can remain clear.
The overall tone feels graceful and personal, balancing refinement with a spontaneous, handwritten energy. Its looping forms and contrast-forward strokes read as romantic and stylish rather than casual, giving text a signature-like presence.
The design appears intended to emulate expressive, calligraphic handwriting with a polished finish—combining strong downstrokes, hairline connectors, and graceful loops to create a fluid, signature-like script for prominent, stylish typography.
Spacing appears somewhat compact, and the combination of a short x-height with tall ascenders/descenders emphasizes a delicate, airy lowercase while keeping an energetic vertical rhythm. Numerals follow the same slanted, handwritten logic, with simple forms and light, tapered terminals that stay consistent with the script’s stroke behavior.