Cursive Umgaw 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, social media, invitations, quotes, friendly, casual, lively, romantic, crafty, handmade feel, personal tone, modern script, expressive display, brushy, looped, bouncy, fluid, expressive.
A lively handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes move between hairline upstrokes and fuller downstrokes, creating a crisp calligraphic rhythm with soft, tapered terminals. Letterforms are rounded and loop-forward, with tall ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase bodies; spacing and widths vary slightly like natural writing, while remaining cohesive in line settings.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display text where a personal, handwritten voice is desirable—logos and brand marks, packaging callouts, greeting cards and invitations, social posts, and pull quotes. It performs best at larger sizes where the fine entry strokes and looping details stay clear.
The font reads warm and personable, with an upbeat, conversational tone. Its flowing joins and buoyant curves suggest informality and charm, leaning toward modern handcrafted stationery rather than formal calligraphy.
Designed to capture the spontaneity of quick brush handwriting while keeping enough consistency for smooth word shapes in running text. The aim appears to be an approachable, contemporary script that feels crafted and expressive without becoming overly ornate.
Capital letters are more gestural and open, acting as expressive entry points to words, while the lowercase maintains a consistent cursive motion with frequent connective strokes. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic with simple forms and gentle modulation, keeping the overall texture light and energetic.