Cursive Arbav 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, greeting cards, social posts, friendly, playful, casual, handcrafted, lively, handwritten charm, space saving, casual display, expressive contrast, approachable tone, brushy, loopy, bouncy, organic, informal.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen construction and pronounced stroke contrast. Letterforms are tall and compact with tight sidebearings, creating a narrow overall footprint while still showing variable internal widths from letter to letter. Strokes shift between thin hairlines and fuller downstrokes, with rounded terminals, occasional tapering, and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. The texture is clean but retains an organic, drawn quality, with simple joins and modest looping in key shapes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its contrast and narrow proportions can add personality—such as headlines, brand marks, packaging callouts, invitations, greeting cards, and social graphics. It can work for brief passages when set generously with extra tracking and leading, but it’s most effective as an accent voice rather than long-form text.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, with a breezy, conversational feel. Its loopy forms and energetic contrast lean toward playful charm rather than formal calligraphy, giving text a warm, approachable voice.
Designed to capture the look of quick, confident brush lettering in a neat, space-saving width. The intent appears to be an informal script that stays readable while adding a handcrafted, playful signature to display typography.
Uppercase letters tend to be tall and simplified, mixing printed and cursive cues, while lowercase forms lean more consistently toward connected handwriting shapes. Numerals follow the same narrow, brushy rhythm and read best when given a bit of size or spacing to let the thin strokes breathe.