Cursive Derup 6 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invites, branding, packaging, quotes, headlines, elegant, romantic, personal, airy, refined, handwritten polish, signature style, decorative caps, fluid connectivity, calligraphic, looping, flowing, monoline-ish, delicate.
A flowing cursive script with slender, right-leaning strokes and a smooth, pen-drawn rhythm. Letterforms are built from continuous curves and tapered joins, with frequent entry/exit strokes that encourage connecting in text. Capitals are larger and more decorative, featuring open loops and occasional extended cross-strokes, while the lowercase stays compact with tall ascenders and deep, narrow descenders. Overall spacing is open for a script, and the figures match the handwritten character with simple, lightly curved forms.
Well suited to invitations, greeting cards, labels, boutique branding, and short quotes where a personal, signature-like voice is desired. It performs best for display and short-to-medium text runs rather than dense paragraphs, especially when given room for its tall ascenders and looping forms.
The tone is graceful and intimate, suggesting a neat handwritten note with a lightly calligraphic finish. Its airy construction and looping capitals give it a romantic, boutique feel without becoming overly ornamental.
The design appears intended to emulate polished cursive handwriting with a gentle calligraphic influence—prioritizing fluid connections, elegant capitals, and a light, quick stroke feel for expressive display typography.
The script maintains consistent slant and stroke behavior across the set, with noticeable variations in glyph width typical of handwriting. Lowercase counters are small and the x-height reads low compared to ascenders, which makes the font feel tall and delicate; this also suggests it will look best with comfortable line spacing and at sizes where the fine joins remain clear.