Cursive Malu 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, social media, expressive, playful, casual, energetic, handmade, handmade feel, expressive display, brush lettering, casual tone, personal voice, brushy, textured, bold strokes, loose rhythm, tapered.
An expressive, brush-pen style script with a pronounced rightward slant and lively, variable stroke endings. Strokes show tapered entries and exits with occasional dry-brush texture, giving letters a slightly rough, hand-inked edge rather than a perfectly smooth outline. Proportions are compact and tall, with relatively small lowercase bodies and long, swinging ascenders and descenders; counters tend to be open and forms are simplified for quick writing. Connections are suggested by cursive construction, but joins are loose and intermittent, producing a natural handwritten rhythm with uneven widths and spacing.
Best suited for short to medium-length text where personality is desired, such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, café/retail signage, and social media graphics. It can also work for quotes, invitations, and branded accents when paired with a quieter companion typeface for body copy.
The overall tone feels informal and energetic, like quick marker lettering on a poster or a personal note. Its brushy texture and assertive strokes add warmth and spontaneity, leaning more expressive than refined. The slant and brisk pacing convey motion and confidence, with a friendly, slightly edgy handmade character.
The design appears intended to emulate fast brush lettering with visible stroke pressure and natural variation, prioritizing character and momentum over strict uniformity. Its compact lowercase and lively terminals suggest a display-minded script meant to add an approachable, handcrafted voice to contemporary layouts.
Uppercase forms read as more gestural and display-oriented, while the lowercase maintains a casual cursive flow with occasional lifted pen moments. Numerals follow the same brush logic with rounded shapes and tapered terminals, keeping a consistent handwritten feel across the set.