Cursive Karut 11 is a regular weight, very wide, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, invitations, logotypes, packaging, elegant, dramatic, vintage, expressive, romantic, showmanship, signature feel, decorative display, classic flair, swashy, calligraphic, slanted, fluid, tapered.
A slanted, calligraphic script with sweeping entry/exit strokes and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from tapered, brush-like marks that expand into bold strokes and thin to hairlines, creating a lively rhythm and strong diagonal momentum. Uppercase characters are ornate and spacious with long, curving swashes, while lowercase forms are compact with a relatively low x-height, emphasizing ascenders/descenders and giving words a sculpted, undulating texture. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a hand-drawn, expressive cadence rather than a rigid, monoline structure.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, event titles, invitations, and prominent pull quotes where its swashes and contrast can be appreciated. It can also work for branding and packaging as a signature-style wordmark, especially when set at larger sizes with comfortable line spacing.
The overall tone feels theatrical and refined, combining romantic flourish with a slightly vintage, poster-like energy. Its sharp contrasts and energetic slant convey speed, confidence, and showmanship, making even short words feel performative and stylized.
The design appears intended to evoke fast, confident penmanship with a polished, calligraphic finish—prioritizing flair, motion, and high-contrast drama over neutral readability. Its varied widths and extended terminals suggest a focus on expressive, decorative typography for attention-grabbing short text.
The font’s contrast and tapered joins create delicate interior counters and thin connecting strokes that visually “sparkle” at larger sizes. In dense settings, the long swashes and tight internal details can dominate the line, so it benefits from generous leading and careful tracking.