Cursive Solep 12 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, social graphics, friendly, playful, handmade, approachable, cheerful, hand-lettered feel, brand warmth, casual display, expressive strokes, brushy, rounded, bouncy, casual, monoline-like.
A lively cursive display with brush-pen energy and rounded terminals. Strokes show pronounced modulation, shifting between thick downstrokes and lighter connecting hairlines, with a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Letterforms are compact and tall, with relatively short lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders; joins are fluid in the lowercase while capitals read as more standalone, simplified script shapes. Counters are generally open and soft, and the overall texture is dark and punchy, with occasional tapering ends that mimic real marker or brush lift-offs.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten feel is desired, such as packaging, café menus, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It can work for punchy subheads or pull quotes, while longer passages may benefit from generous size and spacing to maintain clarity.
The tone feels warm and informal, like quick hand-lettering for everyday messages. Its buoyant curves and chunky strokes give it a playful, personable voice that reads as inviting rather than formal.
Designed to capture the look of bold brush lettering with smooth, connected motion and a friendly everyday character. The emphasis appears to be on expressive texture and quick readability for branding and promotional text rather than formal calligraphy or extended text typography.
Uppercase forms lean toward simple, legible silhouettes that pair well with the more connected lowercase, creating a casual mixed-case hierarchy. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with rounded turns and noticeable stroke contrast, keeping a cohesive, hand-drawn color in text.