Cursive Toden 14 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, energetic, casual, confident, friendly, retro, signature feel, brush lettering, expressive display, casual emphasis, brushy, slanted, fluid, high-ink, compact.
A brush-script style with a pronounced rightward slant and compact, tightly set proportions. Strokes look pressure-driven, with rounded entries, tapered terminals, and occasional dry-brush thinning at joins, giving the letterforms a lively, inked texture. Capitals are tall and sweeping with simplified, open counters, while lowercase maintains a quick handwritten rhythm with restrained loops and mostly unconnected shapes that still read as cursive. Numerals follow the same gestural logic, mixing broad strokes and tapered ends for a cohesive set.
Well-suited to short display settings where a handwritten, brushy voice is desired—such as posters, packaging callouts, social graphics, storefront signage, and branding accents. It performs best at medium to large sizes where the textured stroke and tapered terminals can read clearly, and where energetic word shapes are an advantage.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like a confident signature or marker lettering on a poster. Its brisk rhythm and brushy texture suggest spontaneity and motion, leaning toward an informal, modern-retro feel rather than formal calligraphy.
Likely intended to emulate fast brush lettering with a signature-like cadence—delivering personality and motion in a compact, punchy form. The simplified loops and assertive stroke weight point toward practical display use while preserving a natural handwritten feel.
The design favors speed and gesture over strict consistency, with noticeable variation in stroke width and character widths that enhances the hand-drawn impression. The slant and compact spacing create strong word shapes, especially in mixed-case settings with prominent capitals.