Cursive Tikez 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, headlines, casual, playful, friendly, lively, expressive, handmade feel, casual voice, expressive display, approachability, brushy, rounded, looping, bouncy, organic.
A brush-pen style script with a right-leaning posture and compact, energetic letterforms. Strokes show smooth, pressure-like modulation with tapered entries and exits, and rounded terminals that keep shapes soft rather than sharp. The rhythm is bouncy with slightly irregular widths and open counters, and the uppercase set reads like simplified, handwritten caps that pair naturally with the more flowing lowercase. Ascenders are prominent, descenders are looped and generous, and punctuation/digits follow the same hand-drawn, slightly varied stroke behavior.
Well-suited to short display settings where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—logos, packaging callouts, café/food branding, posters, and social media graphics. It also works for pull quotes or headings in editorial layouts when paired with a neutral text face, but is best kept to larger sizes to preserve its brush details and lively stroke endings.
The overall tone is warm and informal, like quick marker lettering on a note or menu board. Its lively motion and rounded forms feel approachable and upbeat, with an expressive, personal cadence rather than a polished, formal script.
Designed to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with an easygoing, contemporary feel. The goal appears to be an expressive script that stays readable while retaining the natural variation and bounce of handwriting.
Letter connections are selective rather than fully continuous, creating a readable script texture that still feels handwritten. The numerals are straightforward and match the brush rhythm, with soft curves and occasional tapering that reinforces the drawn-by-hand character.