Cursive Dabeh 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, invitations, posters, social media, casual, playful, friendly, handmade, lively, handwritten warmth, casual expressiveness, brush imitation, display impact, brushy, looped, bouncy, tall ascenders, tapered terminals.
A lively handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and slightly right-leaning forms. Strokes show gentle modulation with tapered entries and exits, and many letters carry soft, looped construction (notably in forms like g, j, y, and Q). Proportions are tall and airy, with long ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase bodies that create a high vertical rhythm. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the hand-drawn cadence while keeping a consistent stroke texture across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
This font suits short-to-medium display text where a warm, human voice is desired: brand marks, café or boutique packaging, event invitations, headings on posters and flyers, and social media graphics. It also works well for pull quotes or product callouts where a handwritten emphasis helps the message feel personal and relaxed.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, confident marker lettering on a note or invitation. It reads upbeat and approachable, with a slightly whimsical bounce from the tall strokes and relaxed joins.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush handwriting while staying coherent across a full basic character set. Its tall, looped forms and tapered stroke endings prioritize expressiveness and a natural writing rhythm over strict uniformity.
Capital letters tend to be prominent and gestural, acting as expressive anchors at the start of words, while lowercase maintains a lighter, more continuous flow. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple, open shapes and rounded turns, making them feel integrated rather than mechanically constructed.