Cursive Dagez 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social media, greeting cards, casual, friendly, crafty, playful, personal, handwritten feel, casual display, personal tone, brush texture, expressive lettering, brushy, fluid, loopy, bouncy, textured.
A slanted, brush-pen script with an organic baseline and gently irregular rhythm. Strokes show modest contrast and tapered terminals, with occasional ink-like thickening at turns that adds a lightly textured, hand-rendered feel. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with rounded bowls, soft joins, and a mix of connected and loosely separated forms that keeps the texture lively. Uppercase characters are simplified and slightly taller, pairing well with the more looped, flowing lowercase and approachable numerals.
Works best in short to medium-length settings where a handwritten voice is desirable—logos, boutique branding, packaging callouts, headlines, pull quotes, greeting cards, and social graphics. It can also function for brief subheads or captions when you want a personal note-like tone, especially at sizes that allow the stroke texture to read clearly.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick handwriting made neat enough for display. Its lively stroke movement and bouncy spacing create a warm, approachable voice that feels crafty and conversational rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with a controlled, legible structure. The intent appears to balance expressiveness with usability, delivering a compact, energetic script suitable for contemporary casual display typography.
The narrow proportions and tight internal spaces create a dense color in text, while the uneven stroke endings and varied join behavior reinforce the handmade character. At larger sizes the subtle stroke texture and tapered finishes become more apparent, enhancing the brush-script impression.