Cursive Pylem 13 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, quotes, playful, friendly, casual, whimsical, handcrafted, hand-lettered feel, casual display, friendly branding, expressive headlines, brushy, loopy, bouncy, rounded, calligraphic.
A lively cursive script with a brush-pen feel and noticeably modulated strokes, alternating between thicker downstrokes and finer hairlines. Letterforms are narrow and slightly slanted, with rounded terminals, soft entry/exit strokes, and frequent looped forms that create a bouncy rhythm. Capitals are prominent and decorative with sweeping curves, while lowercase shapes stay compact with short ascenders and a modest x-height, keeping words tight and animated. Numerals follow the same informal, hand-drawn logic, with open curves and expressive hooks.
Best suited to short, expressive copy such as greeting cards, invitations, gift tags, packaging highlights, and social media graphics. It also works well for headings and pull quotes where the lively stroke contrast and decorative capitals can be given room to breathe.
The overall tone is warm and upbeat, suggesting an informal personal note or crafty label rather than a strict, formal script. Its springy curves and loopy gestures give it a cheerful, approachable personality with a touch of whimsy.
The design appears intended to mimic confident, quick brush lettering with a readable cursive flow, balancing decorative character with practical legibility for headlines and short phrases.
Spacing appears intentionally irregular in a handwriting-like way, with subtle width changes from letter to letter that enhance the organic flow. The heavier strokes concentrate in key downstrokes, helping the script hold together at display sizes while retaining delicate details in counters and joins.