Cursive Anlaj 12 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invites, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social media, playful, casual, whimsical, friendly, crafty, human warmth, quick lettering, modern casual, expressive accents, brushy, looping, bouncy, airy, monoline-leaning.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show clear pressure modulation, with teardrop-like thickening on downstrokes and fine, hairline upstrokes and joins. Letterforms are tall and narrow with open counters and generous internal whitespace, and connections are frequent but not rigidly continuous—many characters appear to link via light entry/exit strokes while others remain semi-discrete. Ascenders are long and elastic, terminals are tapered and often slightly curved, and overall spacing stays open enough to keep words readable despite the delicate joins.
Well-suited for short-to-medium display text where a friendly handwritten voice is desired—invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, lifestyle branding, packaging accents, and social media headlines. It can also work for light subheads or pull quotes when set with comfortable tracking and line spacing.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick lettering done with a flexible brush or marker. Its springy rhythm and looping forms give it a cheerful, crafty character that feels modern and approachable rather than formal or ceremonial.
Designed to emulate quick, confident brush handwriting with a clean, contemporary rhythm. The narrow, tall proportions and tapered stroke endings suggest an aim for expressive personality while maintaining legibility in common headline and accent contexts.
Capitals tend to be simple, upright-leaning gestures with occasional flourish, while lowercase forms carry most of the movement through loops and long ascenders/descenders. The numerals share the same handwritten energy, mixing smooth curves with tapered starts and finishes, which helps them blend naturally into casual text settings.