Cursive Wada 15 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, social, quotes, casual, expressive, energetic, personal, fluid, handwritten feel, signature look, casual emphasis, human warmth, dynamic motion, brushy, loose, slanted, organic, textured.
A slanted, brush-pen style script with tapered entries and exits, modest stroke contrast, and visibly textured edges that mimic ink drag. Letterforms are narrow and quick, with open counters and a lively baseline that gently wavers, reinforcing a hand-drawn rhythm. Curves are rounded and elastic, while joins and terminals often finish in sharp flicks, giving words a fast, continuous feel even where characters don’t fully connect.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where personality is the goal: logos, product packaging accents, posters, social media graphics, pull quotes, and casual invitations. It also works well for headings and subheads paired with a calmer sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like a confident handwritten note or a quick marker signature. Its energetic strokes and slight roughness read as personable and spontaneous rather than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting—fast, legible, and expressive—while staying consistent enough to typeset phrases with a cohesive, handwritten texture.
Capitals are prominent and gestural, working well as lead-ins to words, while the lowercase maintains a consistent forward momentum with simple loops and occasional angular turns. Numerals follow the same brisk, handwritten logic with clear, single-stroke forms that prioritize pace over strict geometric uniformity.