Cursive Atkor 16 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, branding, packaging, social media, posters, playful, casual, whimsical, friendly, handmade, handwritten warmth, brush lettering, friendly tone, decorative headlines, casual scripting, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, monolinear.
A lively, brush-pen script with a right-leaning stance, tapered terminals, and visible stroke modulation that creates crisp thick–thin transitions. Letterforms are compact and narrow with tall ascenders/descenders and small lowercase bodies, giving the text a vertical, airy rhythm. Curves are generous and looped (notably in bowls and descenders), while connections are intermittent—some letters flow together, others break with deliberate pen lifts—adding a natural handwritten cadence. Capitals are simplified and slightly swashy, pairing smoothly with the more compact lowercase for a consistent, informal texture.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where personality matters—greeting cards, invitations, boutique branding, packaging labels, and social media graphics. It also performs nicely as a headline or pull-quote accent paired with a neutral sans or serif for body copy.
The overall tone feels personable and upbeat, like quick note-taking with a flexible brush tip. Its bouncy rhythm and looping shapes read as charming and approachable rather than formal, with a slightly quirky, storybook energy that suits friendly messaging.
Designed to capture the feel of quick brush lettering with a polished consistency: expressive stroke contrast, compact proportions, and intermittent joining that keeps the writing lively while remaining legible. The set emphasizes warmth and individuality over strict calligraphic formality.
In the sample text, the contrast and tapering stay consistent across sizes, producing strong silhouettes for headings while maintaining a light, calligraphic sparkle in longer lines. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded forms and soft terminals that match the letterforms.