Cursive Upber 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, social media, packaging, casual, friendly, playful, romantic, handmade, handwritten charm, expressive display, signature style, warm emphasis, brushy, swashy, looping, bouncy, expressive.
A lively brush-script with a consistent rightward slant and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to sharp, ink-like terminals and occasionally flare into small swashes, giving letters a drawn-by-hand rhythm. Forms are compact and slightly condensed, with a modest x-height and tall, elegant ascenders/descenders that create a vertical, airy texture. Connections appear selectively in running text, while individual glyphs retain distinct shapes and clear counters.
Well suited to short-to-medium display settings where a handwritten feel is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, and social media graphics. It can also work for packaging accents or headers where its contrast and flourish can be given room to breathe.
The overall tone feels personable and upbeat, like quick but confident handwriting with a touch of flourish. Its energetic contrast and looping joins add a light, celebratory character that reads as approachable rather than formal.
Designed to capture the look of a fast, brush-pen signature style: smooth, slanted, and expressive, with enough regularity to stay readable in phrases while still feeling handmade and spontaneous.
Uppercase letters show more gestural variation and decorative entry strokes, which can create a slightly more dramatic look at the start of words. Numerals follow the same calligraphic logic, with curved strokes and tapered ends that keep figures stylistically aligned with the alphabet.