Cursive Dedew 14 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: signatures, invitations, greeting cards, social media, packaging, airy, casual, lively, elegant, friendly, handwritten realism, personal tone, compact lettering, display script, monoline, looping, slanted, organic, tall ascenders.
A slender handwritten script with a consistent rightward slant and lightly modulated stroke weight. Letterforms are narrow and tall, with generous ascenders and descenders and a compact lowercase core that keeps counters small and vertical. Strokes taper subtly at terminals, and many shapes incorporate soft loops (notably in g, y, j, and some capitals), giving a smooth, continuous rhythm even when letters are not fully connected. Numerals follow the same airy, handwritten construction, staying simple and open with minimal ornament.
Best suited for short-to-medium display text where a personal, handwritten feel is desired—signatures, invitations, greeting cards, quotes, and social media graphics. It can also work well on lifestyle packaging and light branding applications when used at larger sizes with comfortable tracking.
The overall tone is breezy and personable, like quick but confident pen writing. It reads as friendly and informal, yet the tall proportions and clean flow add a touch of refinement suitable for tasteful, modern stationery-style typography.
The design appears intended to capture a natural pen-script look with an efficient, narrow rhythm—balancing casual handwriting character with enough consistency to set clean lines of display text.
Capitals are expressive and simplified, often built from single flowing strokes that resemble a casual signature. Lowercase forms favor narrow ovals and straight-leaning stems, which keeps words compact; spacing appears open enough to preserve readability at display sizes despite the delicate strokes.