Cursive Uflab 16 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, invitations, packaging, headlines, social media, elegant, romantic, expressive, lively, personal, personal tone, modern script, signature look, expressive display, brushy, calligraphic, slanted, fluid, looping.
A slanted, script-like handwriting with a brush-pen feel and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into sharp terminals, with occasional dry-brush texture and quick, flicked exits that create a fast, energetic rhythm. Letterforms are narrow-to-open in alternating ways, giving lines a subtly uneven, handwritten spacing and a sense of variable footprint. Uppercase forms are sweeping and gestural, while the lowercase is compact with a notably small x-height and long, airy ascenders and descenders.
This font performs best at display sizes where its contrast, tapered strokes, and nuanced joins can be appreciated—such as branding wordmarks, invitations and event collateral, boutique packaging, and short headline phrases. It can also work for pull quotes or hero text in digital layouts, where a personal, handwritten signature-like tone is desired.
The overall tone is stylish and intimate, combining a refined calligraphic look with the spontaneity of quick handwriting. It reads as confident and expressive, suited to conveying personality, warmth, and a touch of drama rather than neutrality.
The design appears intended to emulate modern brush-script handwriting: fluid, slightly irregular, and expressive, with high-contrast strokes that suggest pressure changes from a pen or brush. Its compact lowercase and extended strokes aim to create an elegant silhouette and a distinctive, stylish rhythm in short-to-medium text runs.
Connectivity is intermittent: many letters naturally link in running text, but the joins are not rigidly consistent, reinforcing an authentic hand-drawn cadence. Counters tend to be open and lightly enclosed, and the italic slant keeps words moving forward with strong momentum.