Cursive Rolin 16 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, lively, hand-lettered feel, approachability, expressive display, casual authenticity, brushy, bouncy, rounded, looping, textured.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel, showing pronounced thick–thin modulation and gently rounded terminals. Strokes are mostly upright with a bouncy baseline rhythm, mixing smooth curves with occasional ink-like texture and slightly irregular contours that reinforce a hand-drawn character. Letterforms are compact and narrow in overall footprint, with tall ascenders and descenders and a relatively small lowercase body, while capitals are expressive and simple, often built from a few confident strokes. Connections in the sample text appear intermittent rather than strictly continuous, giving it a relaxed cursive flow without becoming overly formal.
This font is well suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters: logos, branding accents, product packaging, invitations, greeting cards, posters, and social media graphics. It performs especially well in headings, pull quotes, and display lines, and is less ideal for dense, small-size body copy due to its lively stroke contrast and handwritten irregularity.
The tone is warm and informal, with an upbeat, personable voice that reads like quick, confident note-taking or a casual headline written with a marker brush. Its rhythmic contrasts and soft curves add charm and approachability, suggesting handmade authenticity rather than precision.
The design intent appears to be an approachable brush-script that captures the speed and spontaneity of hand lettering while remaining legible in common display scenarios. It aims to balance expressiveness with readable forms by keeping shapes simple, upright, and rhythmically consistent across the alphabet and numerals.
The numerals match the script energy with simplified, single-stroke constructions and open counters, and the overall texture becomes more pronounced at larger sizes where the brush-like contrast and slight wobble are most visible. Spacing appears naturally uneven in a way that supports a handcrafted look, so it benefits from breathing room in layout.