Cursive Ekbes 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, branding, posters, social media, quotes, casual, expressive, handmade, lively, playful, hand-lettered feel, expressive brush, casual display, personal tone, brushy, looping, bouncy, organic, textured.
This font has a brush-pen handwriting look with tapered strokes, sharp entry/exit flicks, and noticeable contrast created by pressure-like modulation. Letterforms lean consistently to the right and alternate between narrow, upright stems and wider, sweeping curves, producing an uneven, human rhythm. Curves are often looped or partially retraced, and terminals end in brisk hooks or soft tapers rather than clean geometric cuts. Lowercase shapes keep a compact body with tall ascenders/descenders, while capitals are simplified and energetic, mixing open forms with occasional enclosed loops.
It works best for short to medium display text where a hand-lettered feel is desirable—brand accents, packaging callouts, posters, social graphics, invitations, and quote-style headlines. It can also support subheadings or highlight words in mixed-typography layouts, especially when paired with a calmer text face for body copy.
Overall it feels spontaneous and personal, like quick lettering made with a flexible marker or brush. The springy slant, looping gestures, and slightly irregular widths give it a friendly, informal tone that reads as creative and upbeat rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident brush handwriting with expressive stroke contrast and a natural, non-uniform cadence. Its goal is to bring a personal, crafted feel to display typography while staying readable in common headline and tagline lengths.
At smaller sizes, the high-activity strokes and tight interior spaces in some letters can visually fill in, while at display sizes the stroke texture and lively modulation become a key part of the character. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple structures and brisk curves that match the alphabet’s momentum.