Cursive Tuma 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, packaging, social posts, branding, casual, friendly, lively, personal, romantic, handwritten feel, signature style, casual elegance, expressive display, flowing, looped, slanted, brushy, monoline feel.
A slanted cursive script with smooth, continuous strokes and a lightly calligraphic rhythm. The letterforms are compact and slightly narrow, with rounded joins, looped capitals, and tapered terminals that suggest a pen or brush moving quickly across the page. Stroke weight stays fairly even overall but shows subtle thick–thin changes through curves and direction shifts. Lowercase forms are small relative to the ascenders, with long, elegant extenders and a generally airy, right-leaning cadence.
Well suited to short-to-medium display text where a handwritten voice is desired: greeting cards, casual invitations, boutique packaging, social graphics, and logo-like wordmarks. It can also work for pull quotes or headers, especially when set with generous spacing to preserve its flowing connections.
The font reads as informal and personable, like neat, confident handwriting meant for a quick note or signature. Its flowing connections and soft curves give it a warm, upbeat tone, leaning toward playful romance rather than formal ceremony.
Designed to emulate smooth, everyday cursive writing with enough structure to stay consistent across a full character set. The emphasis appears to be on speed, rhythm, and charm—capturing a natural handwritten gesture while remaining clear and cohesive in display settings.
Capitals are expressive and simplified, often built from single sweeping gestures, while the lowercase maintains a consistent cursive linkage and forward momentum. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with open shapes and gentle curves that prioritize a natural written feel over strict geometric uniformity.