Cursive Dalez 14 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, playful, handmade, energetic, handwritten feel, informal branding, expressive display, personal tone, brushy, loose, rounded, tall, bouncy.
A slanted handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and softly tapered stroke endings. The forms are tall and compact with a lively, uneven rhythm, showing natural variation in stroke thickness and character width from letter to letter. Curves are rounded and open, counters stay clear at display sizes, and many joins feel implied rather than fully connected, preserving a quick, drawn-on-paper texture.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text where the handwritten personality can lead—such as posters, social posts, packaging labels, café menus, invitations, and quote graphics. It can also work for subheads or accents paired with a calm sans/serif, but the lively texture is strongest in display settings rather than long paragraphs.
The font conveys an upbeat, approachable tone—like a quick personal note or a casual headline written with a marker. Its bouncy cadence and expressive strokes add warmth and informality without becoming overly decorative.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with a friendly, contemporary feel. The goal appears to be expressive display lettering that stays legible while retaining the spontaneity and variation of real pen strokes.
Uppercase letters are simplified and gesture-driven, while lowercase shapes lean on looped ascenders/descenders and narrow, upright bowls, creating a consistent handwritten flow. Numerals match the same brushy construction and keep a simple, legible silhouette suitable for headings and short callouts.