Cursive Telen 15 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, headlines, casual, energetic, friendly, expressive, modern, handmade feel, high energy, informal tone, display impact, brushy, slanted, rounded, bouncy, textured.
This font presents a lively brush-pen script with a consistent rightward slant and compact proportions. Strokes show tapered beginnings and endings with occasional swelling at curves, giving a natural marker/brush rhythm rather than a geometric construction. Letterforms are rounded and slightly bouncy on the baseline, with simplified joins and open counters that keep the texture readable in short strings. Capitals are larger and more gestural, while lowercase maintains a steady, quick handwritten flow with modest ascenders and descenders.
It works best for attention-getting display uses such as posters, headline treatments, packaging callouts, and brand accents where a human touch is desirable. It can also suit short promotional copy, quotes, and social media graphics, especially when paired with a restrained sans or serif for body text.
The overall tone is upbeat and personable, like quick signage or a handwritten note made with a confident pen. Its brisk slant and energetic stroke terminals add a sense of motion, making it feel informal and approachable rather than ceremonial.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering with a clean, modern polish. It prioritizes expressive rhythm and handwritten authenticity while keeping letterforms consistent enough for repeated use across branding and promotional materials.
In the sample text, word shapes remain distinct even with the brushy texture, though the compact width and lively stroke modulation make it most comfortable at display and subhead sizes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with curved, single-stroke construction that matches the letterforms.